A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 169 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan (105 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:30:34 / 5:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 142.6385° East, 36.4751° North, depth 31.01 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006b35. Id of event: us70006b35. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.01 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/11/19 / 2019-11-14 07:30:34 / November 14, 2019 @ 7:30 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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 ESE of Iwaki, Japan.
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