A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 140 km ENE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (87 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 141.1753° East, 33.5972° North, depth 35.38 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/07/15 / 2015-07-22 04:51:35 / July 22, 2015 @ 4:51 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:51:35 / 1:51 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002z4y. Id of event: us20002z4y. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.38 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 140 km ENE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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