A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 55 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan (34 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/06/20 / 2020-06-16 03:57:18 / June 16, 2020 @ 3:57 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ah6n. Id of event: us6000ah6n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:57:18 / 3:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 123.2867° East, 24.8973° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days fourty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 55 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan.
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