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Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Southeast of Honshu, Japan on Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - Southeast of Honshu, Japan on Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - Southeast of Honshu, Japan on Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Feb 25 08:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 17.0 km.
Date & time: Wednesday, 25 February 2015 07:01 UTC
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.04°N / 141.76°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Tori-shima (195 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 4.5*10^13 J (12.4 GWh / 10676 tons of TNT / 0.7 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
Wed, 25 Feb 07:00 UTCM 5.9 / 2 kmIZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGIONEMSC
Wed, 25 Feb 07:01 UTCM 5.9 / 9 km292km SE of Hachijo-jima, JapanUSGS

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 1 Mar 2015
Sun, 1 Mar 15:46 UTCM 4.5 / 23.2 km - [info]295km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan[Map]USGS

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