A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 131.3835 East, latitude 30.3065 North, depth = 33.52 km. The temblor was reported at 21:13:08 / 9:13 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100041vm. Id of event: us100041vm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.52 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 28/11/15 / 2015-11-28 12:13:08 / November 28, 2015 @ 12:13 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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