A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Tomakomai in Japan on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 06:14:09 / 6:14 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20002xse. Unique identifier: us20002xse. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 128.42 km (80 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 15/07/15 / 2015-07-15 21:14:09 / July 15, 2015 @ 9:14 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 141.6056 East, latitude 42.5874 North, depth = 128.42 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (35 miles) from Sapporo (c. 1 883 000 pop), 6 km (3 miles) from Tomakomai (c. 174 800 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Otaru (c. 143 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ebetsu (c. 134 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Muroran (c. 96 200 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Chitose (c. 92 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bibai, Otaru, Ishikari (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 5 km S of Tomakomai, Japan.
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