A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Obihiro in Japan on Saturday. Global time and date of event 26/04/19 / 2019-04-26 14:51:20 / April 26, 2019 @ 2:51 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:51:20 / 12:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 88.61 km, 143.7135° East, 42.2675° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003chu. Id of event: us70003chu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88.61 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otofuke, Obihiro.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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.
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