Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 5 km northwest of Iwamizawa, Japan
4.2 quake 15 Nov 8:19 am (GMT +9)

An intermediate to deep magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported in the morning near Iwamizawa, Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido, Japan.
According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the quake hit on Monday, November 15th, 2021, at 8:19 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 172.6 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 Iwamizawa (pop. 85,100, 5 km away), Tōbetsu (pop. 21,800, 15 km away), Ebetsu (pop. 134,000, 17 km away), Bibai (pop. 29,000, 18 km away), Ishikari (pop. 57,300, 28 km away), Hiroshima (pop. 62,400, 29 km away), Sapporo (pop. 1,883,000, 33 km away), Takikawa (pop. 45,100, 41 km away), and Chitose (pop. 92,900, 44 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 15, 2021 8:19 am (GMT +9) local time (14 Nov 2021 23:19 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 172.6 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 43.22°N / 141.7°E (Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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