A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 161 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan (100 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 141.8586° East, 34.4557° North. The temblor was detected at 15:21:39 / 3:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006up8. Id of event: us10006up8. Global time and date of event 23/09/16 / 2016-09-23 06:21:39 / September 23, 2016 @ 6:21 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 161 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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