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Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, 18 July 1992

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, 18 July 1992
Date & time: Saturday, 18 July 1992 08:36 UTC
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 28.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.419°N / 143.33°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (203 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
119 km (74 mi) E of Yamada (pop: 20,100)
122 km (76 mi) E of Miyako (pop: 51,700)
123 km (76 mi) E of Ōtsuchi (pop: 16,500)
190 km (118 mi) E of Morioka (pop: 295,200)
197 km (122 mi) SE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000)
524 km (326 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 18 Jul 08:36 UTCM 6.9 / 28.6 kmOff the East Coast of Honshu, JapanUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.9 quake: Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 18 Jul 1992 08:36

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (41 quakes):
  • 13 Jan 1993 01:31 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    30.8 km (19.1 mi) depth
    |
    95 km (59 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Jan 1993 20:58 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    34.7 km (21.6 mi) depth
    |
    117 km (73 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 31 Dec 1992 07:26 UTC
    | M 5.8 |
    39.1 km (24.3 mi) depth
    |
    97 km (60 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 31 Dec 1992 07:02 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    36.7 km (22.8 mi) depth
    |
    103 km (64 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Dec 1992 10:34 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    27 km (16.8 mi) depth
    |
    101 km (63 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Dec 1992 10:23 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    30.2 km (18.8 mi) depth
    |
    94 km (59 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Dec 1992 16:21 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    28.3 km (17.6 mi) depth
    |
    107 km (67 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Dec 1992 05:12 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    30.4 km (18.9 mi) depth
    |
    47 km (29 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Dec 1992 06:56 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    27.7 km (17.2 mi) depth
    |
    42 km (26 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 Sep 1992 07:37 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    29.5 km (18.3 mi) depth
    |
    100 km (62 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 05 Aug 1992 11:43 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    24.5 km (15.2 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Jul 1992 23:35 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    28.3 km (17.6 mi) depth
    |
    33 km (21 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Jul 1992 04:30 UTC
    | M 6.2 |
    15.9 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Wednesday, 29 July 1992
  • 29 Jul 1992 02:44 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    38 km (24 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Jul 1992 02:27 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    26.5 km (16.5 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 25 Jul 1992 02:53 UTC
    | M 5.9 |
    17.4 km (10.8 mi) depth
    |
    81 km (51 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, 18 July 1992
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