Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 35 km southeast of Owase, Japan
Fri, 30 Apr 2021, 17:58
17:58 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.9 quake 1 May 2:45 am (GMT +9)
The quake hit at a great depth of 402.8 km beneath the epicenter near Owase, Owase Shi, Mie, Japan, early morning on Saturday 1 May 2021 at 2:45 am local time. 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 Owase (pop. 22,000, 35 km away), Shingū (pop. 31,600, 50 km away), Ise (pop. 97,300, 70 km away), Nabari (pop. 88,100, 90 km away), Sakurai (pop. 63,000, 91 km away), Tsu (pop. 163,500, 95 km away), Kashihara-shi (pop. 124,500, 95 km away), and Tenri (pop. 71,100, 99 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 1 May 2021 2:45 am (GMT +9) local time (30 Apr 2021 17:45 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 402.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.88°N / 136.5°E
(Philippines Sea, Japan)Primary data source: NIED
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