Terremoto leve mag. 4.8 - North Pacific Ocean, 52 km SSW of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, Tuesday, 04 May. 2021 -
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Terremoto leve magnitud 4.8 at 60 km depth
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.
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.
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.
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, Japan4.5 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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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.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Hora local al epicentro: 5 May 5:32 am (GMT +10)
Magnitud: 4.8
Profundidad: 60.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 43.35°N / 146.55°E
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Rusia)Volcán mas cercano: Mendeleev (101 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
52 km al SSO de Shikotan (pop: 2,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
79 km al E de Nemuro (Japón) (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
94 km al SE de Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
119 km al ESE de Shibetsu (Japón) (pop: 21,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
181 km al ENE de Kushiro (Japón) (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
198 km al ESE de Abashiri (Japón) (pop: 42,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
220 km al ESE de Kitami (Japón) (pop: 113,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
276 km al ENE de Obihiro (Japón) (pop: 173,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
471 km al SE de Korsakov (pop: 35,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
523 km al SE de Nevel'sk (pop: 17,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
52 km al SSO de Shikotan Island (pop: 2,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
104 km al SSE de Kunajiri Island (pop: 7,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
3.2°C (38 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WSW
Fuente primaria de datos: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Overcast Clouds
3.2°C (38 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WSWEnergía liberada estimada: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Revista | Profundidad | 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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