A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Hachinohe in Japan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.46 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000e5q3. Event ids that are associated: us1000e5q3. Exact location of earthquake, 142.5272° East, 40.7451° North, depth 53.46 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:47:24 / 4:47 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 18:47:24 / May 15, 2018 @ 6:47 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (56 miles) from Hachinohe (c. 239 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hachinohe.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 91 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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