A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 277 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (172 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/03/16 / 2016-03-20 07:46:23 / March 20, 2016 @ 7:46 am. The temblor was reported at 16:46:23 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 141.4886° East, latitude 31.0394° North, depth = 74.83 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 74.83 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us20005b7g. Unique identifier: us20005b7g.
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 fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 277 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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