A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Obihiro in Japan on Thursday. Unique identifier: us6000dj4c. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000dj4c. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 118.96 km (74 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:39:52 / 3:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 143.1313° East, 42.7583° North, depth 118.96 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 11/02/21 / 2021-02-11 03:39:52 / February 11, 2021 @ 3:39 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 19 km (12 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 27 km (16 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Shimo-furano (c. 25 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shimo-furano, Shizunai-furukawachō, Otofuke.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 18 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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