A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 130 km E of Yamada, Japan (81 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:17:13 / 5:17 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.51 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100072xa. Id of event: us100072xa. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/10/16 / 2016-10-29 07:17:13 / October 29, 2016 @ 7:17 am. Exact location of event, depth 15.51 km, 143.4613° East, 39.3429° North.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 130 km E of Yamada, Japan.
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