A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 241 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan (150 miles). Global time and date of event 24/10/19 / 2019-10-24 03:41:09 / October 24, 2019 @ 3:41 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 427.42 km (266 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006215. Id of event: us70006215. Exact location of event, longitude 140.0498 East, latitude 28.0993 North, depth = 427.42 km. The temblor was detected at 12:41:09 / 12:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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: 241 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan.
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