A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, Bonin Islands, Japan region (0 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:02:52 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pzig. Event ids that are associated: us7000pzig. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 482.732 km (300 miles). Exact location of event, depth 482.732 km, 139.8743° East, 27.646° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/05/25 / 2025-05-16 03:02:52 / May 16, 2025 @ 3:02 am UTC/GMT.
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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