A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 167 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan (104 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:42:23 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70003hwt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003hwt. Exact location of event, longitude 142.6301 East, latitude 35.3757 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/05/19 / 2019-05-07 14:42:23 / May 7, 2019 @ 2:42 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 167 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan.
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