A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 143 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan (89 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006une. Id of event: us10006une. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/16 / 2016-09-23 00:21:01 / September 23, 2016 @ 12:21 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:21:01 / 9:21 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10.61 km (7 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 141.6638 East, latitude 34.4899 North, depth = 10.61 km.
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 thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 143 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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