Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Tuesday, 3 October 2000 at 04:13 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.282°N / 143.124°E
(Japan)Nearest volcano: Osore-yama (170 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
123 km (77 mi) NE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) E of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) ESE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) NE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
204 km (127 mi) NE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) E of Hirosaki (pop: 175,000) --> See nearby quakes!
343 km (213 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
593 km (368 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 33 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 3 October 2000 04:13 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 25 Nov 2000 19:41 UTC| M 4.6 |80.2 km (49.8 mi) depth|81 km (50 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Nov 2000 21:58 UTC| M 3.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|57 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 Oct 2000 04:40 UTC| M 3.3 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan, on Tuesday, 3 October 2000 at 04:13 (GMT)
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