A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Akkeshi in Japan. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qb3u. Unique identifier: us7000qb3u. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:29:54 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 106.754 km (66 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 144.9422° East, 42.8674° North, depth 106.754 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/07/25 / 2025-07-07 08:29:54 / July 7, 2025 @ 8:29 am.
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shibetsu, Nemuro, Kushiro (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 SSE of Akkeshi, Japan.
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