A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 141 km N of Iwo Jima, Japan (88 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:50:33 / 4:50 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 84.44 km (52 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/03/19 / 2019-03-06 19:50:33 / March 6, 2019 @ 7:50 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000jbe9. Unique identifier: us1000jbe9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.1579 East, latitude 26.0517 North, depth = 84.44 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 141 km N of Iwo Jima, Japan.
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