A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 241 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan (150 miles) on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/07/16 / 2016-07-28 12:17:25 / July 28, 2016 @ 12:17 pm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:17:25 / 10:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 24.56 km, 144.1869° East, 38.0609° North. Event id: us100069ia. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100069ia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.56 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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