Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 161 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, on Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 at 2:01 am (GMT +10) -
Updated: Tue, Aug 9, 2022 02:31 GMT -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 34 km depth
6 Aug 16:08 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
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Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 16:01:05 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 at 2:01 am (GMT +10) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.1 |
| Depth | 34.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.53°N / 144.331°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Japan) |
| Antipode | 41.53°S / 35.669°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Akan (208 km / 129 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 135 km (84 mi) ESE of Samanai (pop: 4,480) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) S of Kushiro (pop: 183,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) SSE of Obihiro (pop: 173,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 187 km (116 mi) SSE of Otofuke (pop: 40,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 255 km (159 mi) S of Kitami (pop: 113,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 257 km (159 mi) ESE of Tomakomai (pop: 174,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 299 km (186 mi) ESE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 764 km (475 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  20.2°C (68 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.1 | 34 km | Japan: SE OFF TOKACHI | NIED |
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Date and time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
| Oct 4, 1994 13:22 28 years ago | 8.3 14 km | 349km / 217mi | 48 km E of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Sep 25, 2003 19:50 19 years ago | 8.2 27 km | 47km / 29mi | 135 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| May 16, 1968 00:49 54 years ago | 8.2 30 km | 106km / 66mi | 227 km E of Aomori, Japan | More |
| Mar 4, 1952 01:22 70 years ago | 8.1 45 km | 71km / 44mi | 106 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 20, 1960 17:07 62 years ago | 8.0 15 km | 207km / 129mi | 113 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| May 16, 1968 10:39 54 years ago | 7.9 25 km | 123km / 76mi | 138 km E of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Dec 28, 1994 12:19 28 years ago | 7.8 27 km | 135km / 84mi | 162 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Mar 9, 1931 03:49 91 years ago | 7.8 35 km | 194km / 121mi | 76 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jun 17, 1973 03:55 49 years ago | 7.7 48 km | 224km / 139mi | Isomoshiri Tō, 20 km SE of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 15, 1993 11:06 30 years ago | 7.6 102 km | 204km / 127mi | Ashoro-gun, 58 km NE of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 9, 1901 18:33 121 years ago | 7.5 0 km | 172km / 107mi | 180 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 25, 2003 21:08 19 years ago | 7.4 33 km | 67km / 42mi | 131 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Nov 1, 1989 18:25 33 years ago | 7.4 29 km | 230km / 143mi | 73 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jan 29, 1968 10:19 55 years ago | 7.4 37 km | 300km / 187mi | 26 km S of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Feb 10, 1945 04:57 78 years ago | 7.2 59 km | 198km / 123mi | 76 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jun 13, 1943 05:11 79 years ago | 7.2 35 km | 105km / 65mi | 218 km E of Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 11, 1935 14:04 87 years ago | 7.2 35 km | 279km / 173mi | 47 km S of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| May 27, 1928 09:50 94 years ago | 7.2 35 km | 220km / 137mi | 81 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| May 3, 1919 00:52 103 years ago | 7.2 15 km | 122km / 76mi | 258 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jun 24, 1973 02:43 49 years ago | 7.1 50 km | 264km / 164mi | Russia, 70 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 2, 1971 07:24 51 years ago | 7.1 55 km | 77km / 48mi | 134 km SE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jun 23, 1964 01:26 58 years ago | 7.1 71 km | 241km / 150mi | Russia, 49 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Apr 23, 1962 05:58 60 years ago | 7.1 60 km | 119km / 74mi | 63 km SE of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 11, 1961 15:51 61 years ago | 7.1 44 km | 181km / 113mi | 60 km E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Oct 18, 1935 00:12 87 years ago | 7.1 15 km | 147km / 91mi | 251 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 28, 2004 18:32 18 years ago | 7.0 39 km | 177km / 110mi | 61 km E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 6, 1995 22:37 28 years ago | 7.0 27 km | 231km / 143mi | 64 km SE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Feb 23, 1980 05:51 42 years ago | 7.0 44 km | 298km / 185mi | 29 km S of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Jun 12, 1968 13:41 54 years ago | 7.0 32 km | 249km / 155mi | 98 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Mar 23, 1960 00:23 62 years ago | 7.0 15 km | 228km / 141mi | 118 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 12, 1935 16:45 87 years ago | 7.0 15 km | 171km / 107mi | 132 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Feb 2, 2013 14:17 10 years ago | 6.9 103 km | 176km / 109mi | 16 km SW of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 14, 2012 09:08 10 years ago | 6.9 12 km | 88km / 55mi | North Pacific Ocean, 237 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jul 18, 1992 08:36 30 years ago | 6.9 29 km | 250km / 155mi | 122 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 29, 1989 05:25 33 years ago | 6.9 9.6 km | 234km / 145mi | 120 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Mar 9, 1952 17:03 70 years ago | 6.9 50 km | 75km / 47mi | 124 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Sep 11, 2008 00:20 14 years ago | 6.8 25 km | 63km / 39mi | 123 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jul 23, 2008 15:26 14 years ago | 6.8 108 km | 309km / 192mi | 29 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 6, 2004 14:15 18 years ago | 6.8 35 km | 169km / 105mi | 70 km E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 28, 2000 14:21 23 years ago | 6.8 61 km | 266km / 165mi | 84 km S of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Jan 14, 1987 11:03 36 years ago | 6.8 102 km | 168km / 104mi | Kasai-gun, 49 km SW of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Feb 16, 2015 23:06 7 years ago | 6.7 24 km | 222km / 138mi | North Pacific Ocean, 87 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 19:26 11 years ago | 6.7 30 km | 191km / 119mi | 100 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 22, 2011 21:50 11 years ago | 6.7 33 km | 251km / 156mi | 41 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 8, 2003 09:06 19 years ago | 6.7 32 km | 126km / 78mi | 40 km SE of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 21, 1982 02:32 40 years ago | 6.7 44 km | 178km / 110mi | 82 km SE of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Sep 27, 1974 05:47 48 years ago | 6.7 43 km | 264km / 164mi | Russia, 89 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Sep 5, 2018 18:08 4 years ago | 6.6 27 km | 248km / 154mi | 26 km E of Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 14, 2016 03:25 7 years ago | 6.6 50 km | 150km / 93mi | North Pacific Ocean, 39 km SE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan | More |
| Jan 9, 1987 06:14 36 years ago | 6.6 68 km | 288km / 179mi | Shimohei-gun, 36 km NW of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 3, 1981 05:35 41 years ago | 6.6 45 km | 321km / 199mi | 32 km SE of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Jun 26, 1973 22:32 49 years ago | 6.6 50 km | 259km / 161mi | Russia, 81 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Sep 29, 2003 02:36 19 years ago | 6.5 25 km | 102km / 64mi | 58 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 1, 1995 06:59 28 years ago | 6.5 15 km | 113km / 70mi | 174 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Apr 30, 1983 14:03 39 years ago | 6.5 30 km | 48km / 30mi | 167 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Dec 6, 1970 20:20 52 years ago | 6.5 40 km | 57km / 35mi | 133 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 22, 2011 09:44 11 years ago | 6.4 13 km | 201km / 125mi | 130 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 5, 2009 03:30 13 years ago | 6.4 29 km | 81km / 50mi | 123 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 13, 2001 20:11 21 years ago | 6.4 38 km | 177km / 110mi | 91 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Dec 28, 1994 22:37 28 years ago | 6.4 10.5 km | 141km / 88mi | 181 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Apr 8, 1994 01:10 28 years ago | 6.4 13 km | 116km / 72mi | 185 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jul 18, 1992 10:20 30 years ago | 6.4 27 km | 258km / 160mi | 96 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 26, 1991 19:40 31 years ago | 6.4 56 km | 161km / 100mi | 100 km SE of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Oct 27, 1989 01:45 33 years ago | 6.4 9.1 km | 197km / 123mi | 201 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Feb 20, 1979 06:32 43 years ago | 6.4 10 km | 154km / 96mi | 226 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 24, 1971 01:10 51 years ago | 6.4 22 km | 256km / 159mi | 127 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jan 20, 1970 17:33 53 years ago | 6.4 35 km | 153km / 95mi | Hiroo-gun, 46 km S of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Dec 20, 2020 17:23 1 year 33 weeks ago | 6.3 35 km | 165km / 103mi | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Feb 20, 2015 04:25 7 years ago | 6.3 16 km | 194km / 120mi | North Pacific Ocean, 141 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 11, 2014 02:35 8 years ago | 6.3 14 km | 111km / 69mi | North Pacific Ocean, 210 km E of Aomori, Japan | More |
| May 20, 2012 07:20 10 years ago | 6.3 11 km | 232km / 144mi | North Pacific Ocean, 105 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 4, 2010 21:55 12 years ago | 6.3 27 km | 263km / 163mi | 37 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jan 18, 2005 14:09 18 years ago | 6.3 42 km | 164km / 102mi | 40 km E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Oct 3, 2000 04:13 22 years ago | 6.3 33 km | 172km / 107mi | 140 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Dec 30, 1995 12:11 27 years ago | 6.3 22 km | 120km / 75mi | 158 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jan 21, 1995 08:47 28 years ago | 6.3 59 km | 284km / 176mi | 46 km S of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
| Jul 6, 1988 15:54 34 years ago | 6.3 30 km | 26km / 16mi | 138 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 23, 1981 04:58 42 years ago | 6.3 116 km | 213km / 133mi | Saru-gun, 44 km E of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 25, 1972 22:59 50 years ago | 6.3 45 km | 237km / 148mi | 20 km E of Isomoshiri Tō Island, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Aug 21, 2016 15:58 6 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 145km / 90mi | North Pacific Ocean, 229 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 1, 2012 22:21 10 years ago | 6.2 9.7 km | 216km / 134mi | North Pacific Ocean, 97 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 24, 2011 10:25 11 years ago | 6.2 38 km | 146km / 91mi | 53 km SE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 17, 2011 04:13 11 years ago | 6.2 29 km | 239km / 149mi | 58 km N of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| May 12, 1999 17:59 23 years ago | 6.2 103 km | 172km / 107mi | 44 km W of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Feb 23, 1995 05:01 27 years ago | 6.2 9.1 km | 206km / 128mi | 148 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 28, 1994 20:52 28 years ago | 6.2 22 km | 211km / 131mi | 81 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 31, 1994 09:07 28 years ago | 6.2 76 km | 280km / 174mi | Russia, 56 km NE of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jan 24, 2018 10:51 5 years ago | 6.1 63 km | 168km / 104mi | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km E of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Mar 27, 2012 11:00 10 years ago | 6.1 15 km | 269km / 167mi | North Pacific Ocean, 24 km N of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Mar 14, 2012 10:49 10 years ago | 6.1 10 km | 91km / 56mi | North Pacific Ocean, 246 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Mar 15, 2011 15:23 11 years ago | 6.1 18 km | 159km / 99mi | 138 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 28, 2019 23:46 3 years ago | 6.0 42 km | 126km / 79mi | North Pacific Ocean, 138 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Aug 28, 2019 23:46 3 years ago | 6.0 20 km | 115km / 71mi | North Pacific Ocean, 149 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Apr 11, 2019 08:18 3 years ago | 6.0 25 km | 157km / 97mi | North Pacific Ocean, 149 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Nov 28, 2015 02:51 7 years ago | 6.0 68 km | 263km / 163mi | North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 80 km E of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More |
| Jun 8, 2015 06:01 7 years ago | 6.0 61 km | 188km / 117mi | North Pacific Ocean, 77 km NE of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Feb 21, 2015 10:13 7 years ago | 6.0 19 km | 204km / 127mi | North Pacific Ocean, 131 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 10, 2014 03:43 8 years ago | 6.0 58 km | 183km / 114mi | North Pacific Ocean, 86 km NE of Misawa, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Apr 1, 2013 18:53 9 years ago | 6.0 13 km | 243km / 151mi | North Pacific Ocean, 108 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Apr 13, 2011 19:57 11 years ago | 6.0 22 km | 232km / 144mi | 120 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
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