A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 145.3807 East, latitude 42.9801 North, depth = 59.226 km. 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 59.226 km (37 miles). Event id: us6000rimi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rimi. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/10/25 / 2025-10-22 09:17:34 / October 22, 2025 @ 9:17 am UTC/GMT. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:17:34 / 9:17 am (local time epicenter).

Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kushiro, Shibetsu, Nemuro (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop).

There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 41 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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