A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Kushiro in Japan on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.99 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/06/25 / 2025-06-04 19:55:18 / June 4, 2025 @ 7:55 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000qhyp. Event ids that are associated: us6000qhyp. Exact location of event, longitude 144.7117 East, latitude 42.2891 North, depth = 33.99 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:55:18 / 7:55 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kushiro (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 81 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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