Minor mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 38 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, on Thursday, 4 Mar 2021 1:35 am (GMT +10) -
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 63 km depth
3 Mar 15:42 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 3 Mar 2021 15:35:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 4 Mar 2021 1:35 am (GMT +10)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 62.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.037°N / 145.841°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Golovnin (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) SE of Nemuro (pop: 31,200) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SE of Shibetsu (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) E of Kushiro (pop: 183,600) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) ESE of Motomachi (Abashiri District) (pop: 23,000) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) SE of Abashiri (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) ESE of Kitami (pop: 113,100) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (133 mi) E of Otofuke (pop: 40,900) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (134 mi) E of Obihiro (pop: 173,900) --> See nearby quakes!
292 km (182 mi) ESE of Asahikawa (pop: 356,600) --> See nearby quakes!
973 km (604 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) SW of Shikotan Island (pop: 2,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
-5°C (23 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Clear Sky
-5°C (23 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSWEstimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 63 km | OFF NEMURO PENINSULA, Japan | NIED |
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