Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 124 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Thursday, 30 April 2020 at 03:15 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 31 km depth
30 Apr 03:25 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.
Apr 30 07:08: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 31.0 km.
Apr 30 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Apr 30 07:08: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 31.0 km.
Apr 30 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 31.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.83°N / 142.91°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (176 km / 109 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
124 km (77 mi) ENE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) E of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) ESE of Mutsu (pop: 49,200) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) NNE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) E of Aomori (pop: 298,400) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) NE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) E of Hirosaki (pop: 175,000) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) ESE of Hakodate (pop: 275,700) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
637 km (396 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) S of Hokkaido Island (pop: 5,500,000) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) NNE of Sangan-jima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 31 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
| M 5.2 | 30 km | Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 15 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan | GeoAu |
| M 5.2 | 36 km | 117km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan | USGS |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan | BMKG |
User reports for this quake (2)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Shizukushi, jp (190.6 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Misawa japan / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Aftershocks of the 5.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 124 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, 30 April 2020 03:15 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 124 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Thursday, 30 April 2020 at 03:15 (GMT)
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