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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 98 km south of Kushiro, Japan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 18 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 50 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Monday 1 March 2021 at 11:54 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kushiro (pop. 183,600) located 98 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 1 Mar 2021 11:54 am (GMT +9) local time (1 Mar 2021 02:54 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.1°N / 144.5°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Primary data source: EMSC