Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 226 km south of Ise, Mie, Japan, on Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 22:31 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 400 km depth
21 Nov 22:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Nov 22 08:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 410.0 to 400.0 km.
Nov 22 08:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 410.0 to 400.0 km.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 400.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.51°N / 137.29°E
(Philippines Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Aoga-shima (219 km / 136 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
183 km (113 mi) SE of Shingū (pop: 31,600) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) SE of Tanabe (pop: 69,600) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (141 mi) SSE of Ise (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
247 km (153 mi) S of Hamamatsu (pop: 605,100) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) SSW of Iwata (pop: 88,500) --> See nearby quakes!
251 km (156 mi) S of Toyohashi (pop: 378,400) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) S of Toyokawa (pop: 120,500) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) SSE of Tsu (pop: 163,500) --> See nearby quakes!
294 km (183 mi) SE of Osaka (pop: 2,592,400) --> See nearby quakes!
417 km (259 mi) SSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (192 mi) SE of Awaji Island (pop: 129,000) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (107 mi) SE of Futago-shima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 4 km | Southeast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 4 km | Izu Islands, Japan Region | EMSC |
| M 4.9 | 398 km | 184km SE of Shingu, Japan | USGS |
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425.6 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
463 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Medo. (reported through our app)
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Philippines Sea, 226 km south of Ise, Mie, Japan, 21 November 2019 22:31 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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