A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 112 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (70 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/15 / 2015-10-16 00:11:57 / October 16, 2015 @ 12:11 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.6 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us10003qqk. Unique identifier: us10003qqk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 140.182° East, latitude 32.1185° North, depth = 123.6 km. The temblor was reported at 09:11:57 / 9:11 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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 112 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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