A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.906 km (15 miles). Exact location, longitude 145.7217° East, latitude 42.9104° North, depth = 23.906 km. Event id: us7000rf19. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000rf19. Global time and date of event 02/12/25 / 2025-12-02 10:03:01 / December 2, 2025 @ 10:03 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 10:03:01 / 10:03 am (local time epicenter).
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 Shibetsu, Nemuro. Epicenter of the event was 47 km (29 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 96 km (60 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 two and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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