M4.5 earthquake - 237 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
2436 d ago · 15 Feb 2020, 18:52 UTC 237 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 237 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan on 15 Feb 2020, 18:52 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Kushiro, about 238 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.
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