A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 259 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan (161 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/07/15 / 2015-07-30 22:43:26 / July 30, 2015 @ 10:43 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 493.21 km (306 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 493.21 km, 139.7081° East, 27.7631° North. Id of earthquake: us10002whn. Event ids that are associated: us10002whn. The temblor was reported at 07:43:26 / 7:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 259 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan.
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