A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 275 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (171 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 18:07:15 / 6:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.9096 East, latitude 31.3687 North, depth = 6.52 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.52 km (4 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/09/15 / 2015-09-30 09:07:15 / September 30, 2015 @ 9:07 am. Event id: us10003j2d. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003j2d.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 275 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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