A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c5e5. Id of event: us2000c5e5. Exact location of event, depth 55.75 km, 145.5869° East, 43.134° North. The temblor was reported at 20:29:25 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/17 / 2017-12-17 11:29:25 / December 17, 2017 @ 11:29 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.75 km (35 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 21 km (13 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shibetsu, Nemuro (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 21 km S of Nemuro, Japan.
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