A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Sarabetsu in Japan on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 05:45:50 / 5:45 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000qrn6. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qrn6. Exact location of event, depth 90.819 km, 142.8743° East, 42.5413° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/25 / 2025-08-05 05:45:50 / August 5, 2025 @ 5:45 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 90.819 km (56 miles).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otofuke, Obihiro, Shizunai-furukawachō. Epicenter of the event was 50 km (31 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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