A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 123 km E of Iwaki, Japan (76 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/03/19 / 2019-03-10 17:39:43 / March 10, 2019 @ 5:39 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:39:43 / 2:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 142.2704° East, 36.9947° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000jd8t. Event ids that are associated: us1000jd8t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 123 km E of Iwaki, Japan.
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