A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan. The temblor was picked up at 06:51:40 / 6:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 131.4311° East, 30.6437° North, depth 20.64 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 20.64 km (13 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002x76. Id of event: us10002x76. Global time and date of event 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 21:51:40 / August 1, 2015 @ 9:51 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ibusuki, Kanoya, Shibushi (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 99 km (62 miles) from Kanoya (c. 82 300 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Ibusuki (c. 29 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Kushima (c. 22 100 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Shibushi (c. 18 300 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km ESE of Nishinoomote, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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