Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 129 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Saturday, 25 May 1968 at 11:52 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 32 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 31.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.179°N / 143.29°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (184 km / 114 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
129 km (80 mi) ENE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) NE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) NE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) NE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) ESE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) ENE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) ENE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
359 km (223 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
591 km (367 mi) NNE 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 | 32 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 129 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, 25 May 1968 11:52 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 13 Nov 1968 18:41 UTC| M 6.2 |46 km (28.6 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 92 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Wednesday, 13 November 1968 at 18:41 (GMT)
- 11 Nov 1968 14:41 UTC| M 5.9 |27.1 km (16.8 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Aug 1968 09:13 UTC| M 5.7 |21.5 km (13.4 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Aug 1968 09:07 UTC| M 5.7 |21 km (13 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Jul 1968 23:02 UTC| M 6.0 |26.7 km (16.6 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 170 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Tuesday, 23 July 1968 at 23:02 (GMT)
- 12 Jul 1968 03:56 UTC| M 6.0 |19.9 km (12.4 mi) depth|62 km (38 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 115 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Friday, 12 July 1968 at 03:56 (GMT)
- 10 Jul 1968 20:40 UTC| M 5.9 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Jun 1968 01:12 UTC| M 6.1 |18.2 km (11.3 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 192 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Saturday, 22 June 1968 at 01:12 (GMT)
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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 129 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Saturday, 25 May 1968 at 11:52 (GMT)
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