Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Kawakami-gun, 47 km north of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, on Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 5:47 pm (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 143 km depth
23 Feb 08:55 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 23 Feb 2021 08:47:55 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 5:47 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 143.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.399°N / 144.317°E
(Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido, Japan)Nearest volcano: Mashu (23 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
47 km (29 mi) N of Kushiro (pop: 183,600) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SSE of Motomachi (Abashiri District) (pop: 23,000) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SE of Kitami (pop: 113,100) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) S of Abashiri (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) WSW of Shibetsu (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) ENE of Otofuke (pop: 40,900) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) ENE of Obihiro (pop: 173,900) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) ESE of Asahikawa (pop: 356,600) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) E of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
944 km (587 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Snow
-2.3°C (28 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from N
Primary data source: NIEDLight Snow
-2.3°C (28 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 143 km | TESHIKAGA REGION, Japan | NIED |
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