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Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - 47 km southeast of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 3:37 am (GMT +9) -

Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 292 km depth

26 May 18:44 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 26, 2023 18:37:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 3:37 am (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	292.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	45.161°N / 142.159°E (Sōya Gun, Hokkaido, Japan)
Antipode	45.161°S / 37.841°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Nearest volcano	Rishiri (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	29 km (18 mi) NE of Horonobe (pop: 2,420) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) ENE of Toyotomi (pop: 4,050) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SE of Makubetsu (Wakkanai) (pop: 25,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) N of Nakagawa (pop: 1,590) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SE of Wakkanai (pop: 41,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) NNW of Nayoro (pop: 26,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) N of Asahikawa (pop: 356,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 242 km (150 mi) NNE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	292 km	Japan: SOYA REGION	NIED

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hamatombetsu / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 20-30 s : Scared

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