A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 129 km ENE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (80 miles). Global time and date of event 05/02/19 / 2019-02-05 02:19:59 / February 5, 2019 @ 2:19 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.67 km (30 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jdgi. Id of event: us2000jdgi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:19:59 / 11:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 141.0812 East, latitude 33.5483 North, depth = 47.67 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 129 km ENE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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