A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Shizunai in Japan on Tuesday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:50:29 / 2:50 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.11 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 142.4171° East, latitude 41.9188° North, depth = 61.11 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/01/16 / 2016-01-11 17:50:29 / January 11, 2016 @ 5:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10004dkl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004dkl.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shizunai-furukawachō. Event epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 46 km S of Shizunai, Japan.
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