Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 98 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Monday, Dec 21, 2020 at 3:23 am (GMT +10)

Hachinohe (101.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / complex motion difficult to describe / 10-15 s : I was watching on demand television during my visit to my step fathers house for Christmas. The earthquake was expected because it was tiny rattling before a huge shake happened. I was able to catch about 5 seconds of the earthquake.   

Misawa (108.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 10-15 s : It was my first earthquake so it was very shocking. Nothing broke but many things fell.   

Misawa, Japan (103.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

near Misawa, Aomori (100 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Kuroishi, Aomori (166.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)

Misawa, Japan (103.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI)

Misawa (103.9 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s

Yokohama, Kanagawa (656.2 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Misawa, Aomori (103.6 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

Dodgeville Wisconsin / not felt

Misawa, Japan / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging