A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 159 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (99 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005yl0. Id of event: us20005yl0. The temblor was reported at 07:08:57 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 37.48 km (23 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 140.6047 East, latitude 31.8147 North, depth = 37.48 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/16 / 2016-05-23 22:08:57 / May 23, 2016 @ 10:08 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 159 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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