Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 27 km northeast of Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 2:37 am (GMT +9) -
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 123 km depth
23 May 17:45 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
23 May 18:31: Now using data updates from USGS
23 May 18:31: Now using data updates from USGS
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 23, 2022 17:37:52 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 2:37 am (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.4 |
| Depth | 122.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.4094°N / 141.2957°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Japan) |
| Antipode | 42.409°S / 38.704°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Kuttara (14 km / 9 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Shiraoi (pop: 20,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Muroran (pop: 96,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) E of Date (pop: 35,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) SW of Tomakomai (pop: 174,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SSW of Chitose (pop: 92,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SSW of Kitahiroshima (pop: 62,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) S of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 760 km (472 mi) N of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) E of Okushiri Island (pop: 3,340) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) SW of Hokkaido Island (pop: 5,500,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  10.4°C (51 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NNE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.4 | 123 km | 16 Km SSW of Shiraoi, Japan | USGS |
| 3.9 | 123 km | Japan: S OFF TOMAKOMAI | NIED |
| 4.4 | 124 km | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
| 4.4 | 123 km | Hokkaido, Japan Region | RaspberryShake |
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