A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 219 km N of Chichi-shima, Japan (136 miles) on Friday. Event id: us1000c133. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c133. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/12/17 / 2017-12-21 19:00:39 / December 21, 2017 @ 7:00 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 142.4658° East, 29.0556° North, depth 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:00:39 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 219 km N of Chichi-shima, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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