Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 1 January 1995
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 15.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.701°N / 143.549°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (211 km / 131 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
174 km (108 mi) E of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000)
180 km (112 mi) NE of Miyako (pop: 51,700)
182 km (113 mi) E of Misawa (pop: 42,800)
193 km (120 mi) NE of Yamada (pop: 20,100)
199 km (123 mi) NE of Ichinohe (pop: 15,800)
651 km (405 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Sun, 1 Jan 06:59 UTC | M 6.5 / 15.2 km | Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake: Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 1 Jan 1995 06:59
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (22 quakes):- 25 May 1995 09:11 UTC| M 5.7 |29.4 km (18.3 mi) depth|56 km (35 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 May 1995 13:58 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|61 km (38 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 May 1995 13:55 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Apr 1995 13:48 UTC| M 5.0 |24.9 km (15.5 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 25 Apr 1995 13:32 UTC| M 5.2 |29.5 km (18.3 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Mar 1995 04:40 UTC| M 5.2 |28.9 km (18 mi) depth|46 km (29 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Mar 1995 14:11 UTC| M 5.1 |28.3 km (17.6 mi) depth|95 km (59 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Feb 1995 05:27 UTC| M 6.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|102 km (63 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|106 km (66 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|91 km (57 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 21 Jan 1995 06:56 UTC| M 5.4 |33.8 km (21 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Jan 1995 04:45 UTC| M 5.1 |30.1 km (18.7 mi) depth|1 km (1 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Jan 1995 13:24 UTC| M 5.2 |31.7 km (19.7 mi) depth|54 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Jan 1995 07:14 UTC| M 5.1 |44.2 km (27.5 mi) depth|108 km (67 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 1995 04:54 UTC| M 5.3 |23.9 km (14.9 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Jan 1995 04:51 UTC| M 5.0 |29.1 km (18.1 mi) depth|20 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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