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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, 4 September 2018

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, 4 September 2018
Sep 4 20:24: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 61.0 to 10.0 km.
Date & time: Tue, 4 Sep 20:11:15 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.46°N / 141.5°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Nasu (153 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - thank you.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 4 Sep 2018
Tue, 4 Sep 20:11 UTCM 5.4 / 56 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 4 Sep 20:11 UTCM 5.5 / 48.3 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GeoAu
Tue, 4 Sep 20:11 UTCM 5.4 / 39.1 km- near the east coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
Tokio / MMI VI (Strong shaking): It wasnt that bad actually but whatever
(157.5 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(215.1 km NNW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Tokyo (145.2 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Tokio (176.9 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Tokyo (180.4 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(153.9 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): Woke up to some light shaking in the morning, on the fourth floor of a building in Kashiwa. (via app)
Shinjuku, Tokyo / MMI IV (Light shaking): Woke up, bed and hangers in wardrobe were shaking for around 20 seconds.
(183.3 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(185.8 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
(176.5 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): Woke up from sleep due shaking
Tsukuba (131.2 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking): I woke up a a bit alarmed in my hotel room and clearly felt the shaking.
Narita, japan / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(169.8 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Shinjuku (182 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Tokyo / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
chiba /Makuhari (164.9 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
yokohama (208.8 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking): I felt weak long shake after thunder. It was pass strong wind by tyhoon. (via app)
(Japan) (179 km SW from epicenter)(no details): Felt a tremble for about 10 sec on the 3rd floor in Tokyo. (via EMSC)
Saitama-shi (Japan) (165 km W from epicenter)(no details): I noticed the earthquake but I just shook a little (via EMSC)
Inzai-shi (Japan) (133 km SW from epicenter)(no details): On 7th floor of hotel in Tokyo (via EMSC)
(Japan) (167 km SW from epicenter)(no details): 10-15 seconds, felt on the 9th floor in Tokio (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 9 Sep 2018
Sun, 9 Sep 16:37 UTCM 4.3 / 35 km - [info]- 87km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 14 Sep 2018
Fri, 14 Sep 05:35 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 14 Sep 08:26 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 15 Sep 2018
Sat, 15 Sep 18:39 UTCM 4.8 / 70 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
Tue, 18 Sep 08:11 UTCM 4.6 / 90 km - [info]- 3km N of Kasukabe, Japan[Map]USGS
Tue, 18 Sep 16:54 UTCM 4.7 / 9.5 km - [info]- 98km E of Hasaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Wed, 19 Sep 2018
Wed, 19 Sep 00:01 UTCM 3.9 / 45.9 km - [info]- 24km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan[Map]USGS
Sun, 23 Sep 2018
Sun, 23 Sep 15:05 UTCM 4.6 / 54 km - [info]- 9km ENE of Funaishikawa, Japan[Map]USGS
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
Tue, 2 Oct 03:27 UTCM 4.9 / 32 km - [info]NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
Wed, 3 Oct 15:15 UTCM 4.8 / 33.6 km - [info]- 14km ENE of Hasaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Mon, 8 Oct 2018
Mon, 8 Oct 19:52 UTCM 4.7 / 35 km - [info]- 41km E of Namie, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 12 Oct 2018
Fri, 12 Oct 04:15 UTCM 5.2 / 57 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Thu, 18 Oct 05:18 UTCM 5.1 / 52 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Sat, 27 Oct 2018
Sat, 27 Oct 00:08 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Sun, 28 Oct 2018
Sun, 28 Oct 14:46 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info]- 70km ESE of Iwaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Mon, 29 Oct 2018
Mon, 29 Oct 12:25 UTCM 4.5 / 45 km - [info]NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 2 Nov 2018
Fri, 2 Nov 18:19 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info]Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Fri, 23 Nov 14:30 UTCM 5.2 / 53 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Mon, 26 Nov 23:33 UTCM 5.1 / 67 km - [info]Eastern Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Wed, 28 Nov 2018
Wed, 28 Nov 11:14 UTCM 4.9 / 50 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Wed, 5 Dec 2018
Wed, 5 Dec 12:09 UTCM 4.5 / 19 km - [info]OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 7 Dec 2018
Fri, 7 Dec 23:13 UTCM 5.2 / 8.4 km - [info]Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GeoAu
Sat, 8 Dec 2018
Sat, 8 Dec 01:54 UTCM 5.1 / 41.6 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GeoAu
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
Wed, 12 Dec 08:49 UTCM 4.8 / 69 km - [info]NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Mon, 31 Dec 2018
Mon, 31 Dec 21:53 UTCM 4.2 / 55 km - [info]NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC

 

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