A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Akkeshi in Japan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/08/25 / 2025-08-04 14:40:48 / August 4, 2025 @ 2:40 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 144.8424° East, 43.1266° North, depth 79.94 km. The temblor was reported at 14:40:48 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qy1x. Id of event: us6000qy1x. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79.94 km (50 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shibetsu, Nemuro, Kushiro (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 10 km N of Akkeshi, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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