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M4.5 Earthquake near 64 km E of Nemuro, Japan

UTC time: 2026-05-24 06:51:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
74.5 km
Source
USGS

64 km E of Nemuro, Japan

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About this earthquake

On May 24, 2026 at 06:51 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 64 km E of Nemuro, Japan. At around 75 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
03f22a9821d924212ba9628d918cf01545d32f16
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
74.5 km
UTC time
2026-05-24 06:51:36 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
43.26870, 146.36430
Temperature
6.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 74.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 74.5 km
Intermediate
74.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Raususan [Mendeleev]
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 882 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Tomariyama [Golovnin]
    Distance: 94 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 535 m ·Last eruption: 1848 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Chachadake [Tiatia]
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'772 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Ruruidake [Smirnov]
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'481 m ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Tenchozan
    Distance: 134 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 1'046 m ·Japan
  • Rausudake
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'660 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·Japan

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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