A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Nemuro in Japan on Friday. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:40:10 / 4:40 pm (local time epicenter). 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 41.407 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 145.6376° East, latitude 43.0043° North, depth = 41.407 km. Event id: us6000rj9f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rj9f. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 16:40:10 / October 24, 2025 @ 4:40 pm UTC/GMT.

Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yuzhno-Kuril’sk, Kushiro, Shibetsu. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 103 km (64 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop), 115 km (72 miles) from Yuzhno-Kuril’sk (c. 6 500 pop).

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

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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: 35 km S of Nemuro, Japan.

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