A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Ishigaki in Japan on Tuesday. Event id: us1000his0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000his0. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/10/18 / 2018-10-29 21:55:31 / October 29, 2018 @ 9:55 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 123.6015° East, 24.1375° North, depth 45.25 km. The temblor was detected at 05:55:31 / 5:55 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 45.25 km (28 miles).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishigaki. Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Ishigaki (c. 44 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 60 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan.
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