Mag. 4.7 earthquake - East China Sea, 1097 km southwest of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, 23 May 2016 at 15:17 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
23 May 15:54 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 36 minutes.
May 23 15:58: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.4.
May 25 13:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 39.0 to 10.0 km.
May 23 15:58: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.4.
May 25 13:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 39.0 to 10.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.97°N / 129.32°E
(East China Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Kikai (92 km / 57 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
100 km (62 mi) WSW of Makurazaki (pop: 25,000) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (67 mi) WSW of Kaseda-shirakame (Minamisatsuma) (pop: 23,700) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) SW of Kushikino (pop: 25,700) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) SW of Ijūin (Hioki) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) WSW of Ibusuki (pop: 29,700) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) SW of Sendai (pop: 73,100) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (84 mi) WSW of Kagoshima (pop: 555,400) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) WSW of Kanoya (pop: 82,300) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (193 mi) SSW of Fukuoka (pop: 1,392,300) --> See nearby quakes!
1097 km (681 mi) WSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) SW of Kyushu Island (pop: 13,232,000) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) WNW of Kuchinoerabu-jima Island (pop: 147) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | Kyushu, Japan | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 15 km | KYUSHU, JAPAN | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 15 km | - 102km W of Makurazaki, Japan | USGS |
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