Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 258 km east of Kitami, Ktiami Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, on Thursday, 27 October 2016 at 06:48 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 124 km depth
27 Oct 07:01 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
Oct 27 07:02: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 118.0 to 117.0 km.
Oct 27 07:05: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 117.0 to 116.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.0 to 121.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 121.0 to 119.0 km.
Oct 27 08:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 119.0 to 124.0 km.
Oct 27 07:02: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 118.0 to 117.0 km.
Oct 27 07:05: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 117.0 to 116.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.0 to 121.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 121.0 to 119.0 km.
Oct 27 08:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 119.0 to 124.0 km.
Date & time: 27 Oct 2016 06:48:32 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 124.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.51°N / 146.97°E
(Hokkaido, Japan)Nearest volcano: Lvinaya Past (20 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
173 km (107 mi) NE of Nemuro (pop: 31,200) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) NE of Shibetsu (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) ENE of Abashiri (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) ENE of Motomachi (Abashiri District) (pop: 23,000) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (160 mi) ENE of Kitami (pop: 113,100) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) NE of Kushiro (pop: 183,600) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) E of Mombetsu (pop: 26,900) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) ENE of Obihiro (pop: 173,900) --> See nearby quakes!
377 km (234 mi) ENE of Asahikawa (pop: 356,600) --> See nearby quakes!
479 km (298 mi) ENE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 124 km | Kuril Islands | GFZ |
| M 4.7 | 122 km | KURIL ISLANDS | EMSC |
| M 4.6 | 123 km | - 79km N of Shikotan, Russia | USGS |
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