A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Ofunato in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000349s. Id of event: us1000349s. The epicenter was at a depth of 76.4 km (47 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:08:43 / 11:08 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/08/15 / 2015-08-23 02:08:43 / August 23, 2015 @ 2:08 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 141.6736° East, latitude 38.8406° North, depth = 76.4 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (59 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hanamaki (c. 73 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sendai, Sendai-shi, Miyako (min 5000 pop).
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 six and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 25 km S of Ofunato, Japan.
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