Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, 11 October 2014
Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 154 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Saturday, 11 October 2014 at 02:35 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 14 km depth
11 Oct 04:17 UTC: First to report: GeoAu after 1 hour and 41 minutes.
Oct 13 00:17: Magnitude recalculated from 6.5 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 14.0 km.
Oct 13 00:17: Magnitude recalculated from 6.5 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 14.0 km.
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.987°N / 143.216°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Mutsu-Hiuchi-dake (202 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
154 km (96 mi) ENE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) ENE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) E of Mutsu (pop: 49,200) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) NE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) E of Aomori (pop: 298,400) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (133 mi) S of Obihiro (pop: 173,900) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) ESE of Hakodate (pop: 275,700) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (141 mi) NE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) SE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
664 km (413 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
336 km (209 mi) S of Hokkaido Island (pop: 5,500,000) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) NNE of Sangan-jima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 14 km | ENE of Hachinohe, Japan | GeoAu |
| M 6.3 | 14 km | 154km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan | USGS |
| M 6.3 | 10 km | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
| M 6.0 | 18 km | Hokkaido, Japan Region | GFZ |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake North Pacific Ocean, 154 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, 11 October 2014 02:35 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 01 Apr 2015 18:44 UTC| M 4.4 |37 km (23 mi) depth|77 km (48 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 07 Mar 2015 23:16 UTC| M 4.4 |56 km (34.8 mi) depth|70 km (43 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 15 Jan 2015 01:34 UTC| M 4.5 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 13 Jan 2015 17:04 UTC| M 4.7 |40 km (24.9 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 14 Oct 2014 18:08 UTC| M 5.1 |32 km (19.9 mi) depth|6 km (3 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 11 Oct 2014 09:58 UTC| M 4.4 |31.9 km (19.8 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Oct 2014 05:20 UTC| M 5.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|6 km (4 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 154 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Saturday, 11 October 2014 at 02:35 (GMT)
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