Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 119 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Thursday, 2 November 1989 at 13:42 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 28 km depth
Date & time: 2 Nov 1989 13:42:14 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 27.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.018°N / 143.252°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (183 km / 114 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
119 km (74 mi) ENE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) ENE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) ENE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) NE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) ENE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (144 mi) ESE of Aomori (pop: 298,400) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) E of Akita (pop: 320,100) --> See nearby quakes!
374 km (233 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
574 km (357 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.5 | 28 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 16 Dec 1989 23:25 UTC| M 5.7 |22 km (13.7 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Nov 1989 15:49 UTC| M 5.2 |33.7 km (20.9 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Nov 1989 18:00 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Nov 1989 02:49 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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