A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 132 km WSW of Iwanai, Japan (82 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/05/17 / 2017-05-06 01:45:41 / May 6, 2017 @ 1:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 138.9977° East, latitude 42.5497° North, depth = 224.5 km. Unique identifier: us10008pzm. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008pzm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 224.5 km (139 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:45:41 / 10:45 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 132 km WSW of Iwanai, Japan.
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