Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 75 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Saturday, 27 January 2018 at 19:43 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 56 km depth
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 56.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.21°N / 142.42°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
75 km (46 mi) NNE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) NNE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) E of Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) ESE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NNE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) ENE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) NE of Hanamaki (pop: 73,100) --> See nearby quakes!
330 km (205 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
557 km (346 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (67 mi) NNE of Sangan-jima Island --> See nearby quakes!
330 km (205 mi) SE of Okushiri Island (pop: 3,340) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.2 | 56 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
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Aftershocks of the 5.2 quake North Pacific Ocean, 75 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, 27 January 2018 19:43 GMT
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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 75 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Saturday, 27 January 2018 at 19:43 (GMT)
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