A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 138.0411° East, latitude 30.4173° North, depth = 468.29 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005fbs. Id of event: us70005fbs. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 468.29 km (291 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 12:06:13 / 12:06 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/09/19 / 2019-09-12 12:06:13 / September 12, 2019 @ 12:06 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 eleven 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.
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