A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 181 km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (112 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.76 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 141.5841° East, 32.4568° North, depth 26.76 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000643b. Id of event: us2000643b. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/06/16 / 2016-06-13 16:01:11 / June 13, 2016 @ 4:01 pm. The temblor was picked up at 01:01:11 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 181 km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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