Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 1175 km south of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, 20 April 2012 at 20:18 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 46 km depth
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 45.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 25.447°N / 142.688°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Kita-Iwo-jima (141 km / 88 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1175 km (730 mi) SSE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) SSE of Chichijima Island (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) E of San Alexander Island --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (97 mi) ENE of Iwo Jima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 46 km | Volcano Islands, Japan region | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 1175 km south of Tokyo, Japan, 20 April 2012 20:18 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 29 Apr 2012 15:45 UTC| M 4.9 |43.9 km (27.3 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 1175 km south of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, 20 April 2012 at 20:18 (GMT)
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