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Terremoto leve mag. 4.8 - North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 79 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, 5 May 5:32 am (GMT +10)

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.8 a 60 km de profundidad

4 May 19:46 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 13 minutos.
4 May 19:52: Magnitud recalculada de 4.5 a 4.7. Profundidad recalculada de 50.0 a 55.0 km (de 31 a 34 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 5.5 km (3.4 mi) al NE.
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4 May 21:28: Magnitud recalculada de 4.7 a 4.8. Profundidad recalculada de 66.0 a 60.0 km (de 41 a 37 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 24 km (15 mi) al SSE.

Update Tue, 4 May 2021, 19:51

Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan

4.5 quake 5 May 5:33 am (GMT +10)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 18 minutes ago 83 km east of Nemuro, Russia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 50 km beneath the epicenter near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, early morning on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 5:33 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Shikotan (pop. 2,100) located 56 km from the epicenter, Nemuro (pop. 31,200) 83 km away, and Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop. 6,500) 100 km away.
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Detalles del terremoto

Fecha y hora	4 May 2021 19:32:59 UTC
Hora local en el epicentro	5 May 5:32 am (GMT +10)
Status	Confirmado
Magnitud	4.8
Prof.	60.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud	43.35°N / 146.55°E (Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia)
Antipode	43.35°S / 33.45°W
Intensidad del temblor	Temblor débil cerca del epicentro
Sentido	0 informes
Fuente primaria de datos	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Volcán mas cercano	Mendeleev (101 km / 63 mi)
Lugares cercanos	52 km al SSO de Shikotan (pop: 2,100) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 79 km al E de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 94 km al SE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 119 km al ESE de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 181 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 198 km al ESE de Abashiri (Japón) (pop: 42,500) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 220 km al ESE de Kitami (Japón) (pop: 113,100) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 276 km al ENE de Obihiro (Japón) (pop: 173,900) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 471 km al SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 523 km al SE de Nevelsk (Nevel'skii) (pop: 17,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 52 km al SSO de Shikotan Island (pop: 2,100) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 104 km al SSE de Kunajiri Island (pop: 7,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos
Tiempo en el epicentro en el momento del sismo	Overcast Clouds 3.2°C (38 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WSW
Energía sísmica estimada liberada	1 x 10¹² joules (278 MWh, equivalente a 239 toneladas de TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Revista	Prof.	Ubicación	Fuente
4.8	60 km	KURIL ISLANDS, Russia	EMSC
4.7	55 km	Kuril Islands, Russia	GFZ
4.8	58 km	53 Km SSW of Shikotan, Russia	USGS

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Seismic station: Erimo (JEM/JP network) | Distance from quake: 315 km / 195 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Erimo: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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