A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Namie in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/05/16 / 2016-05-12 17:43:39 / May 12, 2016 @ 5:43 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.58 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 141.8238° East, 37.5425° North, depth 37.58 km. Event id: us10005gus. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005gus. The temblor was detected at 02:43:39 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Namie (c. 21 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Namie.
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 three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 73 km E of Namie, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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