A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Chitose in Japan on Tuesday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:05:26 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000bmdh. Event ids that are associated: us1000bmdh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.6263 East, latitude 42.7789 North, depth = 126.64 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/11/17 / 2017-11-27 17:05:26 / November 27, 2017 @ 5:05 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 126.64 km (79 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iwanai, Ashibetsu, Akabira (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Sapporo (c. 1 883 000 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Tomakomai (c. 174 800 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Otaru (c. 143 800 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Ebetsu (c. 134 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Muroran (c. 96 200 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Chitose (c. 92 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 4 km SSW of Chitose, Japan.
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