Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Tuesday, 28 October 1952 at 06:31 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.423°N / 143.31°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (201 km / 125 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
107 km (67 mi) E of Aneyoshi (Iwate)
117 km (73 mi) E of Yamada (Shimohei-gun, Iwate) (pop: 20,100)
120 km (75 mi) E of Miyako (Iwate) (pop: 51,700)
125 km (78 mi) E of Kamaishi (Iwate) (pop: 43,100)
143 km (89 mi) ENE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400)
188 km (117 mi) E of Morioka (Iwate) (pop: 295,200)
524 km (325 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
549 km (341 mi) NE of Yokohama (Kanagawa) (pop: 3,574,400)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 15 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 28 October 06:31 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 31 Oct 1952 16:37 UTC| M 6.5 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Friday, 31 October 1952 at 16:37 (GMT)
- 28 Oct 1952 16:45 UTC| M 6.0 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Tuesday, 28 October 1952 at 16:45 (GMT)
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