A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 256 km SE of Iwo Jima, Japan (159 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000bywj. Unique identifier: us1000bywj. Exact location of event, depth 82.99 km, 143.0669° East, 23.1044° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/01/18 / 2018-01-02 02:53:45 / January 2, 2018 @ 2:53 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 12:53:45 / 12:53 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 82.99 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 256 km SE of Iwo Jima, Japan.
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