Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 144 km southeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Friday, Oct 31, 1952 at 4:37 pm (GMT +0)
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Very strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 20 km depth
Local time at epicenter: Friday, Oct 31, 1952 at 4:37 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.118°N / 143.466°E

Antipode: 39.118°S / 36.534°W
Nearest volcano: Iwate (226 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
136 km (85 mi) ESE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) E of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) E of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) ESE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) E of Ofunato (pop: 35,400) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) E of Tōno (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) ESE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) ENE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
506 km (315 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
520 km (323 mi) NE of Kawasaki (pop: 1,306,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.5 | 20 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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