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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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 20 km depth
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.09°N / 143.437°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (198 km / 123 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
137 km (85 mi) ENE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) ENE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) NE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (115 mi) ESE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) ENE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (133 mi) ENE of Hanamaki (pop: 73,100) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) ENE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
374 km (232 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
589 km (366 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 20 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 589 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan, 6 May 1955 00:04 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 04 Jun 1955 17:22 UTC| M 6.1 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|49 km (31 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 557 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, 4 June 1955 at 17:22 (GMT)
- 04 Jun 1955 16:51 UTC| M 6.2 |36.5 km (22.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 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)
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