A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Kushiro in Japan on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.648 km (31 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:36:04 / 4:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.4235 East, latitude 42.279 North, depth = 50.648 km. Id of earthquake: us7000qdgw. Event ids that are associated: us7000qdgw. Global time and date of event 18/07/25 / 2025-07-18 16:36:04 / July 18, 2025 @ 4:36 pm UTC/GMT.

Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kushiro. Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 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-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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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. 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: 77 km S of Kushiro, Japan.

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