Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Southeast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 - information

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 357 km northwest of Futami, Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 04:39 GMT

Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 357 km northwest of Futami, Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 04:39 GMT Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 357 km northwest of Futami, Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 04:39 GMT

Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 430 km depth

4 Jun 04:46 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Jun 4 04:47: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 429.0 to 430.0 km.
Jun 5 06:46: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.4.

Earthquake details

Date & timeJun 4, 2019 04:39:17 UTC
Local time at epicenter
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.4
Depth430.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude29.01°N / 139.29°E (Philippine Sea, Japan)
Antipode29.01°S / 40.71°W
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt3 reports
Primary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcanoSofugan (134 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities357 km (222 mi) NW of Futami (pop: 897) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
744 km (462 mi) S of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
359 km (223 mi) NW of Chichijima Island (pop: 2,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
384 km (238 mi) NW of Hillsborough Island (pop: 2,580) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
Show interactive Map
[smaller] [bigger]

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.4430 kmSoutheast of Honshu, JapanGFZ
6.3435 kmIzu Islands, Japan RegionEMSC
6.0434 kmSoutheast of Honshu, JapanGeoAu
6.3430 kmIzu Islands, Japan regionUSGS
6.1430 kmSoutheast of Honshu,JapanIMD
6.2418 kmSoutheast of Honshu, JapanBMKG
6.4430 km日本本州东南海域 (Japan)CEIC

Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 9961 km / 6189 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
Show more

User reports for this quake (5)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Contribute:
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!
Translate
Berkely, CA / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Bend / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
747.8 km N of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
890.6 km NW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Iwatsuki (Japan, 761 km N of epicenter) : I didn't notice at all (reported through EMSC)  

Aftershocks

[More info]

Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Sep 10, 2019 18:04
4 years ago
4.1

375 km
Philippine Sea, 377 km NW of Futami, Tokyo, JapanMore
Aug 21, 2019 21:24
4 years ago
4.2

400 km
Philippine Sea, 273 km NW of Futami, Tokyo, JapanMore

Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Try our free app!
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
Android | iOS version

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:
  • Improved multilanguage support
  • Tsunami alerts
  • Faster responsiveness
Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:
  • Design upgrade
  • Detailed quake stats
  • Additional seismic data sources
Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS
Thank you!
Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. Re-use is generally not permitted without authorization. Contact us for licensing rights.
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
VolcanoDiscovery Home
Volcanoes | Earthquakes | Photos | Volcano News | App
Adventure & Study Travel
Tours to Volcanoes and Volcanic Areas: walking tours, photo tours, study tours
Tours & Dates | FAQ | About us
Get our newsletter!
Company info
Contact | Legal info | Terms & conditions
Follow us
Follow us on facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Visit our Youtube channel
EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU
VolcanoDiscovery GmbH, Germany, Reg. nr.: HRB 103744, EU Tax Id: DE 310 395 322 owned and created by
Dr. Tom Pfeiffer, volcanologist, volcano photographer, tour organizer member of
IAVCEI
Volcanological Society
Ecotourism Greece
Insured by R+V
VolcanoDiscovery © 2004- All Rights Reserved | Privacy - cookie settings