A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 88 km NNW of Iwo Jima, Japan (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/17 / 2017-10-05 08:49:38 / October 5, 2017 @ 8:49 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 146.53 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.9648 East, latitude 25.5096 North, depth = 146.53 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aqrr. Id of event: us1000aqrr. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:49:38 / 5:49 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 88 km NNW of Iwo Jima, Japan.
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