A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Honchō in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, 142.9556° East, 42.3118° North, depth 61.712 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 61.712 km (38 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 14:30:44 / May 26, 2025 @ 2:30 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:30:44 / 2:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000q1kp. Event ids that are associated: us7000q1kp.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otofuke, Obihiro, Shizunai-furukawachō (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 nine and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 20 km N of Honchō, Japan.
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