Date & time | Aug 15, 2019 09:15:05 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | 2019-08-15 19:15:05 +10:00 |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.8 |
Depth | 70.4 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.1518°N / 143.6289°E ![]() |
Antipode | 42.152°S / 36.371°W |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Shikaribetsu (136 km / 85 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 92 km (57 mi) SSE of Obihiro (pop: 173,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SSE of Otofuke (pop: 40,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) E of Shizunai-furukawachō (pop: 22,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 110 km (68 mi) SSW of Kushiro (pop: 183,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) ESE of Tomakomai (pop: 174,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) ESE of Chitose (pop: 92,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 185 km (115 mi) S of Kitami (pop: 113,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 201 km (125 mi) ESE of Ebetsu (pop: 134,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 212 km (132 mi) ESE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 795 km (494 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) SSE of Hokkaido Island (pop: 5,500,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 287 km (179 mi) SW of Kunajiri Island (pop: 7,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.8 | 70 km | 91km SSE of Obihiro, Japan | USGS |
4.8 | 68 km | Hokkaido, Japan Region | EMSC |