A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Namie in Japan. Exact location of event, longitude 141.7437 East, latitude 37.4201 North, depth = 54.19 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/08/16 / 2016-08-30 08:07:40 / August 30, 2016 @ 8:07 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 54.19 km (34 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006v8w. Id of event: us20006v8w. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 17:07:40 / 5:07 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Iwaki (c. 357 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Namie (c. 21 900 pop). Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iwaki, Namie.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 66 km E of Namie, Japan.
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