A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 282 km NW of Chichi-shima, Japan (175 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 139.8911° East, 28.5774° North, depth 465.97 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:46:11 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 465.97 km (290 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 16:46:11 / July 13, 2016 @ 4:46 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006fu9. Id of event: us20006fu9.
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 282 km NW of Chichi-shima, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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