A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 265 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan (165 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 139.6848 East, latitude 27.8826 North, depth = 484.69 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:27:56 / 1:27 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006d6y. Id of event: us10006d6y. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 04:27:56 / August 12, 2016 @ 4:27 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 484.69 km (301 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 265 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan.
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