A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Ofunato in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007nng. Id of event: us10007nng. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.64 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 142.2602° East, latitude 38.6072° North, depth = 46.64 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/16 / 2016-12-30 03:03:47 / December 30, 2016 @ 3:03 am. The temblor was reported at 12:03:47 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Ōtsuchi (c. 16 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yamoto, Ōtsuchi, Ishinomaki (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 69 km SE of Ofunato, Japan.
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