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Update Wed, 26 May 2021, 15:27
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Rumoi, Rumoi-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
4.1 quake 27 May 12:13 am (GMT +9)
Japan s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.1 quake in Japan near Rumoi, Rumoi-shi, Hokkaido, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit after midnight on Thursday 27 May 2021 at 12:13 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 254.3 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.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Rumoi (pop. 26,500, 66 km away), Nayoro (pop. 26,500, 69 km away), Makubetsu (pop. 25,900, 95 km away), Fukagawa (pop. 26,200, 97 km away), and Wakkanai (pop. 41,600, 98 km away), the quake was probab