A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Kushiro in Japan on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.166 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 144.5516° East, 42.2931° North, depth 35.166 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/05/25 / 2025-05-31 12:29:02 / May 31, 2025 @ 12:29 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qh2r. Id of event: us6000qh2r. The temblor was detected at 12:29:02 / 12:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kushiro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km S of Kushiro, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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