A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Kushiro in Japan on Sunday. Event id: us6000rj8x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rj8x. Exact location, longitude 144.5661° East, latitude 42.9957° North, depth = 121.102 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/10/25 / 2025-10-05 15:35:40 / October 5, 2025 @ 3:35 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 121.102 km (75 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 15:35:40 / 3:35 pm (local time epicenter).

Epicenter of the event was 16 km (10 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nemuro, Shibetsu, Kushiro (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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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: 15 km E of Kushiro, Japan.

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