A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 09:48:27 / 9:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 131.838° East, 30.6639° North, depth 14.94 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 14.94 km (9 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c12q. Id of event: us1000c12q. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/12/17 / 2017-12-21 00:48:27 / December 21, 2017 @ 12:48 am.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 80 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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