A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Nakanojo in Japan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 150.06 km (93 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 06:57:45 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/16 / 2016-05-30 21:57:45 / May 30, 2016 @ 9:57 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 150.06 km, 138.7727° East, 36.6056° North. Event id: us20005z9i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005z9i. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kazo, Kisai, Shiojiri. Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Nagano-shi (c. 360 200 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Maebashi-shi (c. 282 700 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Takasaki (c. 240 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Matsumoto (c. 210 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Jōetsu (c. 204 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Ashikaga (c. 159 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 7 km WNW of Nakanojo, Japan.
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