A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Nemuro in Japan. The temblor was reported at 16:09:26 / 4:09 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000np71. Event ids that are associated: us7000np71. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 146.3271° East, latitude 42.9542° North, depth = 51.432 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/10/24 / 2024-10-12 16:09:26 / October 12, 2024 @ 4:09 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 51.432 km (32 miles).
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nemuro (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-four 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 73 km SE of Nemuro, Japan.
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