A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Monday. Unique identifier: us10005zpu. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005zpu. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.4291 East, latitude 42.8475 North, depth = 39.96 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/07/16 / 2016-07-04 00:55:03 / July 4, 2016 @ 12:55 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.96 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:55:03 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shibetsu, Kushiro, Nemuro (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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