A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Matsubase in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hc5z. Id of event: us1000hc5z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 09:12:55 / 9:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 130.6061° East, 32.6163° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/10/18 / 2018-10-15 00:12:55 / October 15, 2018 @ 12:12 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Event epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Kumamoto (c. 680 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Nagasaki-shi (c. 410 200 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Kurume (c. 238 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Saga-shi (c. 165 200 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Ōmuta (c. 132 000 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Yatsushiro (c. 104 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Isahaya (c. 97 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tsuma, Satsumasendai, Tsukawaki.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 6 km WSW of Matsubase, Japan.
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