A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 199 km NW of Mikuni, Japan (124 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:39:23 / 5:39 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/08/19 / 2019-08-10 08:39:23 / August 10, 2019 @ 8:39 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 134.6997° East, latitude 37.586° North, depth = 374.91 km. 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 374.91 km (233 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us600053cg. Event ids that are associated: us600053cg.
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 199 km NW of Mikuni, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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