A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Sarabetsu in Japan on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:49:52 / 3:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 122.941 km (76 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pz6n. Unique identifier: us6000pz6n. Exact location of earthquake, 143.0797° East, 42.7557° North, depth 122.941 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/03/25 / 2025-03-16 15:49:52 / March 16, 2025 @ 3:49 pm.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shimo-furano, Shizunai-furukawachō, Otofuke (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Shimo-furano (c. 25 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 14 km NW of Sarabetsu, Japan.
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