A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Naze in Japan. The temblor was picked up at 11:05:21 / 11:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 128.7629° East, 28.4902° North, depth 55.3 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dz3q. Id of event: us1000dz3q. Global time and date of event 06/05/18 / 2018-05-06 02:05:21 / May 6, 2018 @ 2:05 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 55.3 km (34 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Naze (c. 41 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Naze.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 71 km W of Naze, Japan.
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