A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Honchō in Japan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 143.9385° East, 42.4859° North, depth 73.466 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.466 km (46 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:41:23 / 2:41 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 11/03/25 / 2025-03-11 02:41:23 / March 11, 2025 @ 2:41 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000py2f. Event ids that are associated: us6000py2f.
Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otofuke, Obihiro, Kushiro (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 43 km SSE of Honchō, Japan.
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