Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 65 km south of Kushiro, Japan early afternoon
4.9 quake 13 Feb 3:50 pm (GMT +9)

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Sunday, February 13th, 2022, at 3:50 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 42.5 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 the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.8, and Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kushiro (pop. 183,600) located 65 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Obihiro (pop. 173,900) located 103 km from the epicenter, and Otofuke (pop. 40,900) 108 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 13, 2022 3:50 pm (GMT +9) local time (13 Feb 2022 06:50 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 42.5 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 42.4°N / 144.24°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Primary data source: USGS
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