A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan. The temblor was picked up at 11:50:36 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 28.99 km, 131.4944° East, 30.6708° North. Event id: us100033pa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100033pa. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 02:50:36 / August 2, 2015 @ 2:50 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.99 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 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 six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventeen 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: 47 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan.
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