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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Eastern Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 2 December 2001

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Eastern Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 2 December 2001
Date & time: Sunday, 2 December 2001 13:01 UTC
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 123.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.402°N / 141.089°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Yakeishi (35 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NW of Hanamaki (pop: 73,100)
13 km (8 mi) N of Kitakami (pop: 93,900)
30 km (19 mi) N of Mizusawa (pop: 61,300)
90 km (56 mi) SE of Akita (pop: 320,100)
128 km (79 mi) N of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100)
431 km (268 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]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sun, 2 Dec 13:01 UTCM 6.5 / 123.8 kmEastern Honshu, JapanUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake: Eastern Honshu, Japan, 2 Dec 2001 13:01

More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):
  • 12 May 2002 01:29 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    95.5 km (59.3 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 May 2002 16:06 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    82 km (51 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 01 Apr 2002 05:06 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    115.2 km (71.6 mi) depth
    |
    66 km (41 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Mar 2002 13:25 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    84.7 km (52.6 mi) depth
    |
    97 km (60 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Feb 2002 09:54 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    79 km (49 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Jan 2002 07:09 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    49.1 km (30.5 mi) depth
    |
    107 km (67 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Dec 2001 04:36 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    107.5 km (66.8 mi) depth
    |
    81 km (50 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Dec 2001 21:39 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    119 km (73.9 mi) depth
    |
    55 km (34 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Eastern Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 2 December 2001
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