A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 93.417 km (58 miles). Exact location, longitude 145.4577° East, latitude 42.9556° North, depth = 93.417 km. The temblor was reported at 13:12:53 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000np6i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000np6i. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/10/24 / 2024-10-31 13:12:53 / October 31, 2024 @ 1:12 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kushiro, Shibetsu, Nemuro.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 41 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan.
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