A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 156 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (97 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/10/18 / 2018-10-29 15:32:51 / October 29, 2018 @ 3:32 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 50.44 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 140.9173° East, 32.0313° North, depth 50.44 km. Id of earthquake: us1000hijj. Event ids that are associated: us1000hijj. The temblor was picked up at 00:32:51 / 12:32 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. 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: 156 km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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