A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Abira in Japan. The temblor was reported at 13:50:06 / 1:50 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 142.948 km (89 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/03/25 / 2025-03-15 13:50:06 / March 15, 2025 @ 1:50 pm. Event id: us6000pz1e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pz1e. Exact location of event, depth 142.948 km, 141.9514° East, 42.8416° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Sapporo (c. 1 883 000 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Tomakomai (c. 174 800 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Otaru (c. 143 800 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Ebetsu (c. 134 000 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Chitose (c. 92 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Iwamizawa (c. 85 100 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Kitahiroshima (c. 62 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otaru, Akabira, Takikawa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 10 km ENE of Abira, Japan.
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