A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 196 km ENE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (122 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/10/19 / 2019-10-23 21:10:12 / October 23, 2019 @ 9:10 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:10:12 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us700061z5. Event ids that are associated: us700061z5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 141.8226 East, latitude 33.5768 North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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 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: 196 km ENE of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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