Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the morning on Monday 7 June 2021 at 11:11 am local time near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 67.8 km. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.0.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kushiro (pop. 183,600) located 42 km from the epicenter, Obihiro (pop. 173,900) 66 km away, and Otofuke (pop. 40,900) 69 km away.

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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 7 Jun 2021 11:11 am (GMT +9) local time (7 Jun 2021 02:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 67.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.74°N / 143.97°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED