A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 131.0844° East, 30.0849° North, depth 40.81 km. The temblor was detected at 04:14:37 / 4:14 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/02/16 / 2016-02-20 19:14:37 / February 20, 2016 @ 7:14 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us10004rf6. Unique identifier: us10004rf6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.81 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 72 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan.
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