Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Hokkaido, Japan Region on Sunday, 10 August 2014
Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 86 km northeast of Misawa, Aomori, Japan, on Sunday, 10 August 2014 at 03:43 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 58 km depth
10 Aug 03:53 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 58.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 58.0 km.
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 58.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.17°N / 142.19°E

Nearest volcano: Mutsu-Hiuchi-dake (115 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
82 km (51 mi) E of Mutsu (pop: 49,200) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) NE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) NE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) ENE of Aomori (pop: 298,400) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) S of Shizunai-furukawachō (pop: 22,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) ESE of Hakodate (pop: 275,700) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) ENE of Kuroishi (pop: 38,600) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) ESE of Kamiiso (pop: 38,100) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
647 km (402 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) SSW of Hokkaido Island (pop: 5,500,000) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) SE of Daikoku-jima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.0 | 58 km | Hokkaido, Japan Region | GFZ |
M 6.0 | 30 km | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
M 6.0 | 41 km | 81km E of Mutsu, Japan | USGS |
M 6.0 | 38 km | 81km ESE of Mutsu, Japan | USGS |
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misawa / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Meguro (Japan, 662 km S of epicenter) : Very mild. But woke me up. Latest about 20 seconds. (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 86 km northeast of Misawa, Aomori, Japan, 10 August 2014 03:43 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 27 Oct 2014 04:33 UTC| M 4.6 |95 km (59 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 13 Oct 2014 21:25 UTC| M 4.9 |76 km (47.2 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 15 Aug 2014 03:19 UTC| M 4.6 |50 km (31.1 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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