A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.1 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:23:27 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000cnve. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cnve. Exact location of earthquake, 132.0337° East, 30.7376° North, depth 32.1 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/01/18 / 2018-01-10 06:23:27 / January 10, 2018 @ 6:23 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 99 km (61 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 98 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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