A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 110 km NNE of Hirara, Japan (68 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/20 / 2020-08-16 02:58:39 / August 16, 2020 @ 2:58 am. Exact location of earthquake, 125.527° East, 25.7811° North, depth 136.02 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:58:39 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000bff8. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000bff8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 136.02 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 110 km NNE of Hirara, Japan.
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