Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Hokkaido, Japan Region on Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 653 km north of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, 24 January 2018 at 10:51 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 63 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 63.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.17°N / 142.38°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Mutsu-Hiuchi-dake (115 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
653 km (406 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 63 km | Hokkaido, Japan Region | GFZ |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Higashi (Japan, 234 km NW of epicenter) : Moving curtains , closed window opened (reported through EMSC)
(Japan, 168 km W of epicenter) : Wow, we just have an earthquake in North Japan (Shariki). My chair was rocking. Lasted about 30 seconds. Everything is good. Thanks God. (reported through EMSC)
Misawa (Japan, 95 km SW of epicenter) : Long (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 653 km north of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, 24 January 2018 10:51 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 11 Jul 2018 17:13 UTC| M 4.2 |38.6 km (24 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Jul 2018 04:55 UTC| M 4.8 |64 km (39.8 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 02 Jul 2018 11:53 UTC| M 4.9 |51 km (31.7 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 01 Jul 2018 17:27 UTC| M 4.9 |61 km (37.9 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 15 May 2018 18:47 UTC| M 4.2 |53.5 km (33.2 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Mar 2018 06:40 UTC| M 5.0 |53 km (32.9 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 29 Jan 2018 23:42 UTC| M 4.2 |46.4 km (28.8 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Jan 2018 04:00 UTC| M 5.0 |52 km (32.3 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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