Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 635 km southeast of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, 9 March 2019 at 03:07 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
9 Mar 03:20 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.37°N / 142.18°E

Nearest volcano: Tori-shima (180 km / 112 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
635 km (395 mi) SSE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
379 km (236 mi) SE of Hachijojima Island (pop: 7,520) --> See nearby quakes!
367 km (228 mi) N of Chichijima Island (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
455 km (283 mi) SE of Inamba-jima Island --> 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 | 10 km | Southeast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
M 4.8 | 10 km | IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
M 4.8 | 10 km | Izu Islands, Japan region | USGS |
M 4.8 | 302 km | Southeast of Honshu, Japan | BMKG |
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