A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Obihiro in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 132.51 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:38:36 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000g428. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g428. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 09:38:36 / July 8, 2018 @ 9:38 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 132.51 km, 143.2116° East, 42.8463° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shizunai-furukawachō, Shimo-furano, Otofuke. The epicenter was 8 km (5 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Shimo-furano (c. 25 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 7 km S of Obihiro, Japan.
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