A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:35:35 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 127.54 km, 140.6688° East, 29.785° North. Unique identifier: us70007tm3. Ids that are associated to the event: us70007tm3. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 127.54 km (79 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/02/20 / 2020-02-20 17:35:35 / February 20, 2020 @ 5:35 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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