A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Miyako in Japan. The temblor was detected at 00:51:36 / 12:51 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/10/18 / 2018-10-07 14:51:36 / October 7, 2018 @ 2:51 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.628 East, latitude 40.249 North, depth = 45.53 km. Unique identifier: us1000hb41. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hb41. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45.53 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Miyako (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 89 km NE of Miyako, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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