Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Thursday, 26 October 1989 at 17:06 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Thursday, 26 October 1989 at 17:06 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 8 km depth

Date & time: 26 Oct 1989 17:06:41 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.812°N / 143.539°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (209 km / 130 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
138 km (86 mi) E of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) ENE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) ENE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) ENE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) ENE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400) --> See nearby quakes!
189 km (118 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) E of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) ENE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
405 km (252 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
570 km (354 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.28 kmoff the east coast of Honshu, JapanUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 26 October 1989 17:06 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (95 quakes):
  • 21 Mar 1990 10:14 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    46 km (28 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Mar 1990 18:43 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    65 km (40 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Feb 1990 16:24 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    23 km (14.3 mi) depth
    |
    33 km (20 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 10 Jan 1990 03:11 UTC
    | M 5.8 |
    36.6 km (22.7 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 10 Jan 1990 03:09 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    33.7 km (20.9 mi) depth
    |
    28 km (18 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 17 Dec 1989 08:11 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    20.3 km (12.6 mi) depth
    |
    34 km (21 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 1989 23:25 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    22 km (13.7 mi) depth
    |
    31 km (19 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 1989 14:16 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 1989 12:46 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    26.7 km (16.6 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 Dec 1989 09:18 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    32.9 km (20.4 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Dec 1989 16:05 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    26.5 km (16.5 mi) depth
    |
    45 km (28 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Dec 1989 13:36 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    20.4 km (12.7 mi) depth
    |
    41 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Dec 1989 12:50 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    22.6 km (14 mi) depth
    |
    52 km (32 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Dec 1989 12:23 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    50 km (31 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Dec 1989 12:20 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Dec 1989 12:19 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    44 km (27 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Thursday, 26 October 1989 at 17:06 (GMT)
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