Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 35 km southeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 19:30 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 20 km depth
13 May 19:41 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.
May 13 19:57: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 20.0 km.
May 13 19:57: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 20.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.24°N / 141.74°E
(Kunohe-gun, Iwate, Japan)Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (22 mi) SE of Hachinohe (Aomori) (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) E of Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSE of Misawa (Aomori) (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NNW of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) NE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) NE of Shizukuishi (Iwate District) (pop: 19,900) --> See nearby quakes!
537 km (334 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 20 km | Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan | EMSC |
| M 4.6 | 11 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
| M 4.6 | 16 km | 39km SE of Hachinohe, Japan | USGS |
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