A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 145 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan (90 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35.6 km, 143.1572° East, 40.8566° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.6 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/04/19 / 2019-04-09 08:55:22 / April 9, 2019 @ 8:55 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:55:22 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000kctd. Id of event: us2000kctd.
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 thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 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: 145 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan.
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