A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 139 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan (86 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/05/16 / 2016-05-15 15:13:08 / May 15, 2016 @ 3:13 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.17 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:13:08 / 12:13 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ixh. Id of event: us10005ixh. Exact location of event, longitude 140.9554 East, latitude 27.6501 North, depth = 32.17 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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