A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō in Japan on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/03/21 / 2021-03-07 14:21:25 / March 7, 2021 @ 2:21 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 142.3899 East, latitude 42.0854 North, depth = 52.61 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000dgw4. Id of event: us7000dgw4. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 52.61 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 14:21:25 / 2:21 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tomakomai, Shizunai-furukawachō (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Tomakomai (c. 174 800 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 27 km S of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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