2025-07-09 12:40 (UTC+9),
SE OFF NEMURO PENINSULA,
100km Depth, M 4.4
by JMA

Is Distribution Maximum Observed Is:3

Seismic Intensity (Is) distribution is estimated from the observed data (circles) of NIED K-NET, KiK-net, JMA, and local governments that had been collected by 2025/07/09 12:50:32.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

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Daytime Population Distance
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Nemuro,Hokkaido 28,000 34
The histogram shows frequency distribution of estimated Is derived from interpolation of the observation with 250-m mesh. The daytime and nighttime correspond to 9:00-18:59 and 19:00-8:59, respectively. The distance is measured from the epicenter to the center of the municipality.

Is Exposed-Population Estimates of Each City

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Population exposed to Is 5- or greater are not estimated.

Seismic Hazard Information of J-SHIS

J-SHIS is a Web service by NIED, to help prevent and prepare for earthquake disaster by providing a public portal for seismic hazard information across Japan.

Is Distribution of 2% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years Is Distribution of Return Period of 50,000-year

Major Historical Damaging Earthquakes in This Region

Year Region M Damage
1894 Off Nemuro 7.9 1 dead, 12 houses collapsed. Tsunami wave heights recorded at 4.0 m in Miyako.
1961 Off Kushiro 7.2 11 houses partially damaged, 1 wooden bridge collapsed, and some minor damage near Kushiro.
1973 SE Off Nemuro Peninsula 7.4 Nemurohanto-oki Earthquake,26 injured, 2 houses collapsed, 1 partially damaged. A small tsunami with a height of 2.8 m in Hanasaki. 275 flooded, 10 ships destroyed or sunken.
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Chronological Scientific Tables, Maruzen, (2017) *partially extracted