A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 278 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (173 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 17:06:15 / September 5, 2015 @ 5:06 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.45 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003gre. Id of event: us20003gre. Exact location of earthquake, 142.007° East, 31.4073° North, depth 20.45 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:06:15 / 2:06 am (local time epicenter).
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 four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 278 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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