A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 162 km WSW of Hachijo-jima, Japan (101 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 317.48 km (197 miles). Unique identifier: us70006t17. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006t17. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 01:08:54 / January 1, 2020 @ 1:08 am. Exact location of event, longitude 138.3558 East, latitude 32.2723 North, depth = 317.48 km. The temblor was reported at 10:08:54 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 162 km WSW of Hachijo-jima, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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