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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 12 April 2015

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 12 April 2015

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 12 April 2015
Apr 13 08:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.1.
Date & time: Sun, 12 Apr 19:25:02 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.19°N / 143.87°E
Nearest volcano: Zao (331 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 12 Apr
Sun, 12 Apr 19:25 UTCM 5.3 / 10.9 km252km E of Namie, Japan[Map]USGS
Sun, 12 Apr 19:25 UTCM 5.1 / 2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC

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"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 24 Apr
Fri, 24 Apr 07:37 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] (263 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 May
Thu, 28 May 07:37 UTCM 4.5 / 30 km - [info] (280 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 3 Jun
Wed, 3 Jun 18:11 UTCM 4.2 / 33 km - [info] (214 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Sun, 21 Jun
Sun, 21 Jun 01:57 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info] (200 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Sun, 21 Jun 14:18 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info] (210 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 23 Jul
Thu, 23 Jul 12:51 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (405 km)Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Mon, 24 Aug
Mon, 24 Aug 03:59 UTCM 4.5 / 45 km - [info] (173 km)NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 3 Sep
Thu, 3 Sep 16:51 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info] (302 km)Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Mon, 5 Oct
Mon, 5 Oct 00:26 UTCM 4.3 / 32.6 km - [info] (177 km)- 102km ESE of Iwaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Thu, 15 Oct
Thu, 15 Oct 15:01 UTCM 4.8 / 2 km - [info] (277 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 27 Oct
Tue, 27 Oct 20:42 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (169 km)Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Thu, 12 Nov
Thu, 12 Nov 05:54 UTCM 3.5 / 15 km - [info] (142 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF
[Map]		NIED
Thu, 12 Nov 19:53 UTCM 2.7 / 7 km - [info] (175 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF
[Map]		NIED
Thu, 12 Nov 23:00 UTCM 3.3 / 8.3 km - [info] (167 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF
[Map]		NIED
Fri, 13 Nov
Fri, 13 Nov 14:00 UTCM 3.2 / 35 km - [info] (322 km)FAR E OFF CENTRAL HONSHU[Map]NIED
Sat, 14 Nov
Sat, 14 Nov 10:21 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (301 km)Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 14 Nov 13:52 UTCM 3.1 / 8.5 km - [info] (287 km)FAR E OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Sun, 15 Nov
Sun, 15 Nov 13:22 UTCM 3.0 / 7.7 km - [info] (275 km)FAR E OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Sun, 15 Nov 17:57 UTCM 3.1 / 15.9 km - [info] (139 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Sun, 15 Nov 22:58 UTCM 3.0 / 15.8 km - [info] (190 km)FAR E OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Sun, 15 Nov 23:55 UTCM 2.6 / 14.3 km - [info] (197 km)FAR E OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Mon, 16 Nov
Mon, 16 Nov 02:58 UTCM 3.2 / 49.7 km - [info] (130 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Mon, 16 Nov 06:54 UTCM 3.5 / 51.1 km - [info] (251 km)FAR E OFF KANTO[Map]NIED
Mon, 16 Nov 21:36 UTCM 4.4 / 38 km - [info] (280 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
[Map]		EMSC
Tue, 17 Nov
Tue, 17 Nov 11:54 UTCM 3.0 / 17.8 km - [info] (146 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF
[Map]		NIED
Tue, 17 Nov 19:16 UTCM 3.3 / 26 km - [info] (159 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Wed, 18 Nov
Wed, 18 Nov 05:32 UTCM 2.7 / 27.2 km - [info] (152 km)E OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Fri, 20 Nov
Fri, 20 Nov 09:38 UTCM 2.7 / 38.9 km - [info] (130 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Fri, 20 Nov 12:24 UTCM 2.6 / 9.9 km - [info] (187 km)E OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Mon, 23 Nov
Mon, 23 Nov 19:40 UTCM 3.9 / 71 km - [info] (357 km)FAR E OFF NORTH HONSHU
[Map]		NIED
Tue, 24 Nov
Tue, 24 Nov 15:37 UTCM 3.0 / 11.3 km - [info] (203 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF[Map]NIED
Thu, 26 Nov
Thu, 26 Nov 16:15 UTCM 2.7 / 25.8 km - [info] (163 km)E OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Thu, 26 Nov 18:07 UTCM 2.9 / 15 km - [info] (182 km)E OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Fri, 27 Nov
Fri, 27 Nov 05:26 UTCM 2.7 / 24.5 km - [info] (161 km)E OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED
Tue, 1 Dec
Tue, 1 Dec 04:25 UTCM 2.7 / 24.5 km - [info] (166 km)E OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Sat, 5 Dec
Sat, 5 Dec 09:42 UTCM 2.6 / 38.7 km - [info] (130 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Mon, 7 Dec
Mon, 7 Dec 14:36 UTCM 3.3 / 10.5 km - [info] (181 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Mon, 7 Dec 14:43 UTCM 3.1 / 13.7 km - [info] (174 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Thu, 10 Dec
Thu, 10 Dec 17:58 UTCM 3.0 / 35 km - [info] (385 km)FAR E OFF NORTH HONSHU[Map]NIED
Fri, 11 Dec
Fri, 11 Dec 16:31 UTCM 2.9 / 21.3 km - [info] (150 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF[Map]NIED
Fri, 11 Dec 18:19 UTCM 2.6 / 24.9 km - [info] (147 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF[Map]NIED
Fri, 11 Dec 21:55 UTCM 3.0 / 16.6 km - [info] (171 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF[Map]NIED
Fri, 11 Dec 22:09 UTCM 2.7 / 14.6 km - [info] (168 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF[Map]NIED
Sun, 13 Dec
Sun, 13 Dec 09:05 UTCM 3.4 / 35 km - [info] (420 km)FAR E OFF NORTH HONSHU[Map]NIED
Mon, 14 Dec
Mon, 14 Dec 20:32 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info] (265 km)Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Mon, 14 Dec 20:32 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info] (265 km)OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Mon, 14 Dec 20:32 UTCM 3.9 / 35 km - [info] (252 km)FAR E OFF KANTO[Map]NIED
Tue, 15 Dec
Tue, 15 Dec 09:41 UTCM 3.6 / 26 km - [info] (202 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF[Map]NIED
Tue, 15 Dec 16:46 UTCM 3.0 / 10.2 km - [info] (162 km)E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF[Map]NIED
Wed, 16 Dec
Wed, 16 Dec 02:49 UTCM 2.9 / 22.4 km - [info] (147 km)SE OFF MIYAGI PREF
[Map]		NIED

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