Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Thursday, 2 January 2020
Jan 2 18:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.6.
Jan 2 18:39: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 36.0 km.
Jan 2 18:39: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 36.0 km.
Date & time: Thursday, 2 January 2020 18:23 UTC
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 36.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.71°N / 141.08°E
(Japan)
Nearest volcano: Takahara (194 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.2*10^13 J (6.22 GWh / 5351 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 36.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.71°N / 141.08°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Takahara (194 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.2*10^13 J (6.22 GWh / 5351 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
| Thu, 2 Jan 2020 | ||||
| Thu, 2 Jan 18:23 UTC | M 5.6 / 60 km | Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan | EMSC | |
| Thu, 2 Jan 18:23 UTC | M 5.5 / 67.3 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan | GeoAu | |
| Thu, 2 Jan 18:23 UTC | M 5.7 / 10 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan | BMKG | |
| Thu, 2 Jan 18:23 UTC | M 5.6 / 17.1 km | 28km ENE of Hasaki, Japan | USGS | |
| Thu, 2 Jan 18:23 UTC | M 5.6 / 20 km | 日本本州东岸近海 (Japan) | CEIC | |
"I felt it" reports:
Altstadt tucrterfigen Adrian pitters / MMI VI (Strong shaking): Altstadt tucrterfigen Vulkane Erdbeben Satt Alram Rot 3oAtuc kaine fase Alram Adrian pitters
(89.5 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Los angeles / not felt
Very strong earthquake I can feel it form faze rug / MMI VII (Very strong shaking): Every time
los Angeles, USA / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Kozunomori, Narita (71.7 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking): We were woken on 3rd floor of 3 storey building by what sounded like a large truck approaching, then bed started shaking, very soon after mobile phone message alarms sounded then Public address system played alarms.
Kozunomori ,Narita / MMI IV (Light shaking): Woke us up in 3rd floor of 3 storey building, sounded like a truck arriving just before bed started rocking, then mobile phones message alarms and public address system alarms sounded.
Odessa / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Slidely felt the moving, but I always feel undergrounds energy, it's to have for me to feel earthquakes and more then that! I wish there was a place to to visit to explain this feeling before it happens. I'm deferent, Annunaki son!
(127 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Tokyo / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Saitama / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Felt light shaking on 7th floor of hotel
Asakusa / MMI IV (Light shaking): Bett hat gewackelt. Bed was shaking
Narita / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Sleeping on 16th floor of hotel in Narita, shaking of room and swaying of hotel felt.
Koenji-eki / MMI IV (Light shaking): Shaking was enough to wake me up and felt the bed gently shaking for about 30 seconds.
Shinjuku / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Tojyo / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Narita (59 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Tokyo / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(130 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Narita-Shi / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Narita airport hotel. / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Woke to hotel shaking and alarms going off. On the 8 th floor.
Tokyo Shimbashi (92.1 km ENE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking): Stavo dormendo quando mi sono svegliata sentendo il letto oscillare. L'oscillazione è durata qualche secondo
Uk / not felt: Dutchsinse told us on YouTube hours ago this would happen
Narita / MMI IV (Light shaking): Woken up by alarm.
Yachiyo Shi / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Woken by it and phone's emergency alarm. Still a bit in panic.
Tokyo akasaka / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Asakaka Mitsuke / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Narita / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(96.2 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
MIMARU hotel Ueno East / MMI IV (Light shaking): Woken from sleep by bed rocking
Sumida / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
(66.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking): Emergency alert from phone. Loud rumble. (via app)
(143.1 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Yasura / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
(123.4 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(66.3 km W from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Very strong loud.Emmergency alert sounded on phone. (via app)
Narita airport / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(Japan) (55 km W from epicenter)(no details): 50sec (via EMSC)
(Japan) (160 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Bed shakes for about 25 sec at 3:25am (via EMSC)
Tokyo (Japan) (118 km W from epicenter)(no details): Woke me up, a whole building was shaking for about 30 sec (via EMSC)
Tokyo (Japan) (118 km W from epicenter)(no details): I was lying in bed and suddenly it felt like the hotel was shaking. Nothing happened, but I’m afraid there’ll be more? (via EMSC)
Tokyo (Japan) (118 km W from epicenter)(no details): Bed was shaking for about 15 seconds. (via EMSC)
(Japan) (81 km W from epicenter)(no details): Moderate shaking 20 secs approx. (via EMSC)
(Japan) (159 km W from epicenter)(no details): 3:25 am hora Japon temblor sentí en Kotesashi Tokorozawa (via EMSC)
Minami (Japan) (139 km W from epicenter)(no details): Felt, lasted circa 30 seconds, early warning was gladly a bit overstimated but working out very well! (via EMSC)
Tokyo (Japan) (136 km W from epicenter)(no details): 10-20 seconds felt in a high rise building (via EMSC)
(Japan) (131 km W from epicenter)(no details): Moderate shaking, about 15 sec, woke me up, Kita-Ku (via EMSC)
(Japan) (109 km W from epicenter)(no details): such a big shake for a minute. (via EMSC)
