A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan. The epicenter was at a depth of 19 km (12 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 131.0886 East, latitude 29.9506 North, depth = 19 km. The temblor was reported at 09:56:39 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us200062pc. Event ids that are associated: us200062pc. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 00:56:39 / June 8, 2016 @ 12:56 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 87 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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