A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Shizunai in Japan on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 142.1002° East, 42.1882° North, depth 83.16 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 83.16 km (52 miles). Event id: us20003pb3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003pb3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/09/15 / 2015-09-26 09:49:47 / September 26, 2015 @ 9:49 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 18:49:47 / 6:49 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (40 miles) from Tomakomai (c. 174 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Muroran (c. 96 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Chitose (c. 92 900 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Kitahiroshima (c. 62 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Shiraoi (c. 20 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kitahiroshima, Muroran, Chitose (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 27 km SW of Shizunai, Japan.
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