A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 114 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan (71 miles) on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us100062mq. Unique identifier: us100062mq. The epicenter was at a depth of 29.75 km (18 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/07/16 / 2016-07-11 16:54:45 / July 11, 2016 @ 4:54 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:54:45 / 1:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 142.1313° East, 36.7864° North, depth 29.75 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 five and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 114 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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