A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 160 km NNW of Nago, Japan (99 miles). Exact location, longitude 127.1134° East, latitude 27.8089° North, depth = 170.89 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 170.89 km (106 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:35:01 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hbqa. Id of event: us1000hbqa. Global time and date of event 13/10/18 / 2018-10-13 16:35:01 / October 13, 2018 @ 4:35 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 160 km NNW of Nago, Japan.
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