Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Southeast of Honshu, Japan, on Saturday, 9 March 2019 at 03:07 (GMT)
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
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Tori-shima (180 km / 112 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
588 km (365 mi) SSE of Itō (pop: 71,600)
589 km (366 mi) SSE of Mobara (pop: 97,300)
595 km (370 mi) SSE of Yokosuka (pop: 429,000)
596 km (370 mi) SSE of Kisarazu (pop: 122,500)
602 km (374 mi) SSE of Kamakura (pop: 166,000)
605 km (376 mi) SSE of Ichihara (pop: 283,500)
611 km (379 mi) SSE of Yokohama (pop: 3,574,400)
635 km (395 mi) SSE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: GFZ
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 |
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