A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 93 kilometers (58 miles) from Fukue in Japan. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/06/16 / 2016-06-04 05:56:27 / June 4, 2016 @ 5:56 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.14 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:56:27 / 2:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6.14 km, 128.8732° East, 31.8414° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20006209. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006209.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fukuechō. Earthquake epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Fukuechō (c. 26 600 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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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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: 93 km S of Fukue, Japan.
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