A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Akkeshi in Japan. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:52:55 / 9:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 33.953 km, 145.4534° East, 42.5886° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.953 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/04/25 / 2025-04-10 21:52:55 / April 10, 2025 @ 9:52 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000put6. Event ids that are associated: us7000put6.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nemuro. Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 69 km SE of Akkeshi, Japan.

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