A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 78.072 km (49 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:18:20 / 9:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 21:18:20 / August 1, 2025 @ 9:18 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 146.3549° East, latitude 43.2324° North, depth = 78.072 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qxiv. Id of event: us6000qxiv.
Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Yuzhno-Kuril’sk (c. 6 500 pop). Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yuzhno-Kuril’sk, Nemuro.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km E of Nemuro, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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