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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Friday, 7 December 2018

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Friday, 7 December 2018
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.8 to 8.4 km.
Date & time: Fri, 7 Dec 23:13:37 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 8.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.355°N / 142.043°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Nasu (176 km)
Primary data source: GeoAu
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 7 Dec 2018
Fri, 7 Dec 23:13 UTCM 5.1 / 10 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 7 Dec 23:13 UTCM 4.5 / 22 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 7 Dec 23:13 UTCM 4.5 / 21.9 km- 106km ESE of Takahagi, Japan[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
(1148.6 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / not felt (via app)
tomisato / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
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
Sun, 13 Jan 2019
Sun, 13 Jan 12:14 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 18 Jan 2019
Fri, 18 Jan 12:46 UTCM 5.1 / 81 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Sat, 2 Feb 2019
Sat, 2 Feb 19:10 UTCM 5.0 / 35 km - [info]Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Sun, 3 Feb 2019
Sun, 3 Feb 01:01 UTCM 4.8 / 55.6 km - [info]- 32km E of Iwaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
Tue, 12 Feb 20:40 UTCM 4.2 / 51.4 km - [info]- 81km E of Oarai, Japan
I FELT IT		[Map]USGS
Sun, 17 Feb 2019
Sun, 17 Feb 19:21 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
I FELT IT		[Map]GFZ

 

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