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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Hokkaido, Japan Region on Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Hokkaido, Japan Region on Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Hokkaido, Japan Region on Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Date & time: Wed, 24 Jan 10:51:22 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 63.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.17°N / 142.38°E
Nearest volcano: Mutsu-Hiuchi-dake (115 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Misawa ab / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Misawa AB japan / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Misawa / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Muroran / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Misawa ab / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Higashi (Japan) (234 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Moving curtains , closed window opened (via EMSC)
(Japan) (168 km W from epicenter)(no details): Wow, we just have an earthquake in North Japan (Shariki). My chair was rocking. Lasted about 30 seconds. Everything is good. Thanks God. (via EMSC)
Misawa (Japan) (95 km SW from epicenter)(no details): Long (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 2 Dec
Sun, 2 Dec 14:45 UTCM 4.3 / 35.3 km - [info] (185 km)- 151km SSE of Shizunai, Japan
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 3 Dec
Mon, 3 Dec 08:15 UTCM 4.9 / 84 km - [info] (50 km)Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 24 Dec
Mon, 24 Dec 14:51 UTCM 4.6 / 127 km - [info] HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 17 Jan
Thu, 17 Jan 02:23 UTCM 4.8 / 70 km - [info] (127 km) HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 18 Jan
Fri, 18 Jan 20:04 UTCM 5.2 / 54.7 km - [info] (155 km)Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		GeoAu
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Tokyo DisneySea / MMI IV (Light shaking): Bed moved and felt like the building swayed a little. Could hear other guests in hotel noticing earthquake

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