A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 208 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan (129 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.53 km (18 miles). Exact location, longitude 143.1259° East, latitude 36.5219° North, depth = 29.53 km. Global time and date of event 02/12/19 / 2019-12-02 04:00:47 / December 2, 2019 @ 4:00 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006q86. Id of event: us60006q86. The temblor was reported at 14:00:47 / 2:00 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 208 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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