Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Wednesday, 28 December 1994
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 10.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.375°N / 143.636°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (213 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
166 km (103 mi) NE of Miyako (pop: 51,700)
176 km (109 mi) NE of Yamada (pop: 20,100)
181 km (113 mi) E of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000)
186 km (115 mi) NE of Ōtsuchi (pop: 16,500)
193 km (120 mi) E of Misawa (pop: 42,800)
625 km (388 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 28 Dec 22:37 UTC | M 6.4 / 10.5 km | Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake: Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 28 Dec 1994 22:37
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (28 quakes):- 25 May 1995 09:11 UTC| M 5.7 |29.4 km (18.3 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 May 1995 13:58 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|54 km (34 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 May 1995 13:55 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Apr 1995 13:48 UTC| M 5.0 |24.9 km (15.5 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Apr 1995 13:32 UTC| M 5.2 |29.5 km (18.3 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Mar 1995 04:40 UTC| M 5.2 |28.9 km (18 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Mar 1995 14:11 UTC| M 5.1 |28.3 km (17.6 mi) depth|69 km (43 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Feb 1995 05:27 UTC| M 6.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Thursday, 23 February 1995
- 23 Feb 1995 05:01 UTC| M 6.2 |9.1 km (5.7 mi) depth|70 km (43 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Thursday, 23 February 1995
- 27 Jan 1995 19:50 UTC| M 5.0 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|56 km (35 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jan 1995 06:56 UTC| M 5.4 |33.8 km (21 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Jan 1995 04:45 UTC| M 5.1 |30.1 km (18.7 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Jan 1995 13:24 UTC| M 5.2 |31.7 km (19.7 mi) depth|27 km (16 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 1995 04:54 UTC| M 5.3 |23.9 km (14.9 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 1995 04:51 UTC| M 5.0 |29.1 km (18.1 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Jan 1995 07:02 UTC| M 5.0 |28.4 km (17.6 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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