Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - East China Sea, 31 km south of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, on Sunday, 10 February 2019 at 05:34 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
10 Feb 05:43 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.09°N / 129.55°E
(East China Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Yokoate-jima (95 km / 59 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
31 km (20 mi) SSE of Naze (pop: 41,400) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) NE of Nago (pop: 59,600) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) NE of Gushikawa (pop: 65,300) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) NE of Okinawa (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) NE of Ginowan (pop: 91,800) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) NE of Naha (pop: 300,800) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) NE of Tomigusuku (pop: 55,700) --> See nearby quakes!
287 km (178 mi) NE of Itoman (pop: 57,200) --> See nearby quakes!
399 km (248 mi) SSW of Kagoshima (pop: 555,400) --> See nearby quakes!
1276 km (793 mi) SW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SE of Amami Ōshima Island --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) NE of Okinawa Island (pop: 1,301,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 40 km | RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 54 km | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | GeoAu |
| M 5.1 | 39 km | - 22km SSE of Naze, Japan | USGS |
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