Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 26 October 1952
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 27.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.515°N / 143.336°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (200 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
119 km (74 mi) E of Yamada (pop: 20,100)
121 km (75 mi) E of Miyako (pop: 51,700)
124 km (77 mi) E of Ōtsuchi (pop: 16,500)
188 km (117 mi) E of Morioka (pop: 295,200)
191 km (119 mi) SE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000)
533 km (331 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 26 Oct 15:46 UTC | M 6.6 / 27.8 km | Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake: Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 26 Oct 1952 15:46
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 31 Oct 1952 16:37 UTC| M 6.5 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|46 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Friday, 31 October 1952
- 28 Oct 1952 16:45 UTC| M 6.0 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, 28 October 1952
- 28 Oct 1952 06:31 UTC| M 6.3 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|10 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, 28 October 1952
- 27 Oct 1952 03:17 UTC| M 6.5 |22.5 km (14 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Monday, 27 October 1952
- 26 Oct 1952 20:27 UTC| M 5.9 |22.6 km (14 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Oct 1952 19:19 UTC| M 6.3 |24.2 km (15 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 26 October 1952
- 26 Oct 1952 18:02 UTC| M 6.5 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 26 October 1952
- 26 Oct 1952 15:53 UTC| M 6.5 |27.7 km (17.2 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 26 October 1952
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