A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us6000acn7. Event ids that are associated: us6000acn7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 83.7 km (52 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:36:15 / 6:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/06/20 / 2020-06-16 06:36:15 / June 16, 2020 @ 6:36 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 83.7 km, 146.0194° East, 43.1841° North.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yuzhno-Kuril’sk, Shibetsu, Nemuro (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Yuzhno-Kuril’sk (c. 6 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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