A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 202 km NNE of Chichi-shima, Japan (126 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35.22 km, 143.1104° East, 28.7248° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.22 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:52:02 / 8:52 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/07/15 / 2015-07-12 10:52:02 / July 12, 2015 @ 10:52 am. Id of earthquake: us20002wx6. Event ids that are associated: us20002wx6.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 202 km NNE of Chichi-shima, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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