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Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - 与那国島近海 (Near Yonaguni island) on Saturday, 20 April 2013

Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - 与那国島近海 (Near Yonaguni island) on Saturday, 20 April 2013
Date & time: Sat, 20 Apr 13:19:56 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:19:56 JST
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 21.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.805°N / 123.3633°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Iriomote-jima (70 km)
Primary data source: JMA
Estimated released energy: 1.4*10^9 J (392 KWh / 0.338 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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