A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 264 km WNW of Hakui, Japan (164 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude 134.1949° East, latitude 38.0694° North, depth = 407.78 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:32:16 / 5:32 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 407.78 km (253 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20002yub. Unique identifier: us20002yub. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/07/15 / 2015-07-21 08:32:16 / July 21, 2015 @ 8:32 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 264 km WNW of Hakui, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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