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Terremoto leve mag. 4.3 - North Pacific Ocean, 70 km SSE of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, 04 May. 2021 -
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Terremoto leve magnitud 4.3 at 40 km depth
4 May 22:36 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 8 minutos.
4 May 23:34: Magnitud recalculada de 4.5 a 4.3. Profundidad recalculada de 60.0 a 35.0 km (de 37 a 22 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 2.7 km (1.7 mi) al WSW.
4 May 23:53: Profundidad recalculada de 35.0 a 40.0 km (de 22 a 25 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 3.3 km (2.1 mi) al SE.
4 May 23:34: Magnitud recalculada de 4.5 a 4.3. Profundidad recalculada de 60.0 a 35.0 km (de 37 a 22 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 2.7 km (1.7 mi) al WSW.
4 May 23:53: Profundidad recalculada de 35.0 a 40.0 km (de 22 a 25 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 3.3 km (2.1 mi) al SE.
Update Tue, 4 May 2021, 22:42
Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 67 km southeast of Kushiro, Japan4.5 quake 5 May 7:28 am (GMT +9)
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the morning near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 7:28 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 60 km. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kushiro (pop. 183,600) located 67 km from the epicenter.
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According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 7:28 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 60 km. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kushiro (pop. 183,600) located 67 km from the epicenter.
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 7:28 am (GMT +9)
Magnitud: 4.3
Profundidad: 40.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 42.37°N / 144.6°E
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Japón)Volcán mas cercano: Akan (119 km / 74 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
70 km al SSE de Kushiro (pop: 183,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
129 km al ESE de Obihiro (pop: 173,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
133 km al SO de Nemuro (pop: 31,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
134 km al ESE de Otofuke (pop: 40,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
169 km al SSE de Kitami (pop: 113,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
186 km al S de Abashiri (pop: 42,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
239 km al SE de Asahikawa (pop: 356,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
248 km al E de Tomakomai (pop: 174,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
277 km al ESE de Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
855 km al NNE de Tokio (pop: 8,336,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
5.4°C (42 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SSE
Fuente primaria de datos: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Overcast Clouds
5.4°C (42 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SSEEnergía liberada estimada: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Revista | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| 4.3 | 40 km | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 57 km | SE OFF TOKACHI, Japan | NIED |
| 4.3 | 35 km | 66 Km SSE of Kushiro, Japan | USGS |
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