Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 26 October 1952
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.402°N / 143.585°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (224 km / 139 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
141 km (87 mi) E of Yamada (pop: 20,100)
144 km (89 mi) E of Miyako (pop: 51,700)
145 km (90 mi) E of Ōtsuchi (pop: 16,500)
148 km (92 mi) E of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100)
165 km (103 mi) NE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400)
537 km (334 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 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 18:02 UTC | M 6.5 / 25 km | Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake: Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 26 Oct 1952 18:02
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes):- 31 Oct 1952 16:37 UTC| M 6.5 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|33 km (21 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|18 km (11 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|24 km (15 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|35 km (22 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|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 26 Oct 1952 19:19 UTC| M 6.3 |24.2 km (15 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 26 October 1952
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