A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:52:33 / 12:52 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 15:52:33 / August 1, 2015 @ 3:52 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 131.4512° East, 30.5664° North, depth 24.97 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10002x57. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002x57. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.97 km (16 miles).
The epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 47 km ESE of Nishinoomote, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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