A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:33:20 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 141.6648 East, latitude 30.6391 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/12/19 / 2019-12-12 03:33:20 / December 12, 2019 @ 3:33 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us60006qeh. Unique identifier: us60006qeh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Izu Islands, Japan region. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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