Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 日本本州东岸远海 on Sunday, 21 August 2016
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 623 km northeast of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, on 2016-08-21 23:58:04
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
21 Aug 16:00 UTC: First to report: CEIC after 2 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2016-08-21 23:58:04
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.31°N / 143.72°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (220 km / 137 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
623 km (387 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: CEIC (China Earthquake Networks Center)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 10 km | 日本本州东岸远海 | CEIC |
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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake North Pacific Ocean, 623 km northeast of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, 2016-08-21 23:58:04
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (32 quakes):- 12 Feb 2017 05:33 UTC| M 3.0 |16.9 km (10.5 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 08 Feb 2017 05:55 UTC| M 2.8 |0.7 km (0.4 mi) depth|75 km (46 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 24 Jan 2017 13:12 UTC| M 4.8 |17 km (10.6 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 18 Jan 2017 18:33 UTC| M 3.1 |7.4 km (4.6 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 15 Jan 2017 17:36 UTC| M 2.5 |62.7 km (39 mi) depth|61 km (38 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 25 Dec 2016 23:30 UTC| M 2.9 |59.3 km (36.8 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 24 Dec 2016 09:22 UTC| M 3.3 |119.5 km (74.3 mi) depth|51 km (32 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 04 Dec 2016 07:20 UTC| M 3.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 04 Dec 2016 07:05 UTC| M 4.8 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 02 Dec 2016 07:31 UTC| M 3.1 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 29 Nov 2016 00:26 UTC| M 5.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|59 km (36 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 28 Nov 2016 07:09 UTC| M 3.1 |5 km (3.1 mi) depth|47 km (29 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 14 Nov 2016 05:21 UTC| M 2.5 |39.8 km (24.7 mi) depth|64 km (40 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 30 Oct 2016 03:36 UTC| M 3.6 |43.3 km (26.9 mi) depth|73 km (45 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 30 Oct 2016 03:31 UTC| M 2.8 |49.3 km (30.6 mi) depth|74 km (46 mi) distance| NIED | Details
- 25 Oct 2016 09:25 UTC| M 4.1 |14.1 km (8.8 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| NIED | Details
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