A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Kushiro in Japan. The temblor was picked up at 17:20:23 / 5:20 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 15/06/19 / 2019-06-15 08:20:23 / June 15, 2019 @ 8:20 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000412u. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000412u. Exact location of earthquake, 144.91° East, 42.9173° North, depth 54.07 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 54.07 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shibetsu, Nemuro, Kushiro.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 44 km E of Kushiro, Japan.
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