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M5.0 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido

Name: M5.0 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
Start: 2021-01-23T05:39:18.366+00:00
Location: 20 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

2092 d ago · 23 Jan 2021, 05:39 UTC 20 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 20 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan on 23 Jan 2021, 05:39 UTC at a depth of 108 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Shizunai-furukawachō, about 21 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.

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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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