A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Namie in Japan on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 17/08/16 / 2016-08-17 02:56:17 / August 17, 2016 @ 2:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 141.6579° East, latitude 37.3114° North, depth = 45.12 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10006ebn. Unique identifier: us10006ebn. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:56:17 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 45.12 km (28 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (46 miles) from Iwaki (c. 357 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Namie (c. 21 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iwaki, Namie (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 61 km ESE of Namie, Japan.
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