Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 556 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, 3 May 1955 at 17:07 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.714°N / 143.444°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (203 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
129 km (80 mi) E of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) ENE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) ENE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) ENE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (102 mi) ENE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) E of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (128 mi) ENE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
412 km (256 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
556 km (346 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 25 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 556 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan, 3 May 1955 17:07 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 04 Jun 1955 16:51 UTC| M 6.2 |36.5 km (22.7 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 580 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, 4 June 1955 at 16:51 (GMT)
- 06 May 1955 00:04 UTC| M 6.0 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 589 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, 6 May 1955 at 00:04 (GMT)
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