A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 169 km E of Nago, Japan (105 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:35:57 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 129.6809 East, latitude 26.655 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/09/18 / 2018-09-16 17:35:57 / September 16, 2018 @ 5:35 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000hich. Event ids that are associated: us2000hich.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days fourty-nine, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 169 km E of Nago, Japan.
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