A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 135 km E of Chichi-shima, Japan (84 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 143.5714 East, latitude 26.942 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 09:33:35 / August 8, 2015 @ 9:33 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100030eh. Id of event: us100030eh. The temblor was picked up at 19:33:35 / 7:33 pm (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 135 km E of Chichi-shima, Japan.
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