Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - 29 km northeast of Morioka, Iwate, Japan, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:26 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 108 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 108.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.802°N / 141.464°E
(Morioka-shi, Iwate, Japan)Antipode: 39.802°S / 38.536°W
Nearest volcano: Iwate (40 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
29 km (18 mi) ENE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) ENE of Shizukuishi (Iwate District) (pop: 19,900) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (28 mi) WNW of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) SSE of Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) NNE of Hanamaki (pop: 73,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) NNE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NNW of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (49 mi) NNE of Mizusawa (pop: 61,300) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (111 mi) NNE of Sendai (Miyagi) (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
483 km (300 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.8 | 108 km | eastern Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (55 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jan 3, 2009 03:01 13 years ago | 4.1 139 km | Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 33 km E of Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan | More |
| Dec 28, 2008 05:56 13 years ago | 4.0 37 km | 61 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 23, 2008 18:37 13 years ago | 3.6 30 km | 16 km SW of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 20, 2008 10:55 13 years ago | 3.9 4 km | Kurihara Shi, 30 km NW of Furukawa, Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan | More |
| Dec 20, 2008 04:41 13 years ago | 4.4 75 km | 73 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Dec 19, 2008 06:53 13 years ago | 4.3 77 km | 69 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Dec 17, 2008 20:43 13 years ago | 4.3 8.3 km | 495 km NE of Tokyo, Japan | More |
| Dec 17, 2008 13:10 13 years ago | 4.0 62 km | 70 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 15, 2008 09:24 13 years ago | 3.4 7.8 km | 20 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 9, 2008 10:09 13 years ago | 3.3 4 km | Yamagata, 25 km NW of Furukawa, Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan | More |
| Dec 7, 2008 21:50 13 years ago | 4.1 78 km | 73 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Dec 6, 2008 22:31 13 years ago | 4.0 40 km | Sabusawa-jima, 5.6 km NW of Yamoto, Higashimatsushima, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan | More |
| Nov 17, 2008 10:09 14 years ago | 4.4 80 km | 83 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Nov 16, 2008 05:11 14 years ago | 3.6 53 km | 50 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 12, 2008 04:39 14 years ago | 4.5 48 km | Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 30 km NE of Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan | More |
| Nov 9, 2008 15:49 14 years ago | 3.9 85 km | 27 km S of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 9, 2008 13:49 14 years ago | 3.4 43 km | 16 km NW of Furukawa, Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan | More |
| Nov 8, 2008 10:22 14 years ago | 3.8 6 km | Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 36 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 3, 2008 19:06 14 years ago | 4.7 40 km | Ichinoseki-shi, 28 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 31, 2008 14:06 14 years ago | 3.2 74 km | 30 km S of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 27, 2008 22:53 14 years ago | 3.7 10.7 km | 24 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 25, 2008 21:35 14 years ago | 3.5 47 km | 35 km NE of Kasakai-jima Island, Japan | More |
| Oct 25, 2008 15:29 14 years ago | 4.2 21 km | 27 km NW of Furukawa, Ōsaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan | More |
| Oct 8, 2008 09:07 14 years ago | 3.5 8.2 km | 20 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 7, 2008 06:22 14 years ago | 3.6 119 km | 23 km NE of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 28, 2008 02:20 14 years ago | 3.5 10 km | Ichinoseki-shi, 13 km SE of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 26, 2008 16:53 14 years ago | 5.0 39 km | 110 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 25, 2008 06:04 14 years ago | 4.2 5.5 km | Kurihara Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 24 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 23, 2008 23:43 14 years ago | 4.3 72 km | Rikuzentakata-shi, 16 km W of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 23, 2008 13:26 14 years ago | 4.3 42 km | 59 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 14, 2008 16:05 14 years ago | 4.3 49 km | Kurihara Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 29 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 10, 2008 23:38 14 years ago | 3.9 38 km | 27 km NE of Kasakai-jima Island, Japan | More |
| Sep 9, 2008 23:57 14 years ago | 4.3 87 km | 48 km SE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 2, 2008 09:35 14 years ago | 4.2 31 km | 27 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 31, 2008 05:04 14 years ago | 3.7 26 km | 477 km NE of Tokyo, Japan | More |
| Aug 28, 2008 11:58 14 years ago | 3.2 7.2 km | Ichinoseki-shi, 23 km SW of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 25, 2008 11:57 14 years ago | 3.9 9.8 km | 18 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 25, 2008 10:35 14 years ago | 3.2 9.6 km | 18 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 22, 2008 06:02 14 years ago | 4.0 9.7 km | 17 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 20, 2008 18:27 14 years ago | 3.4 103 km | 18 km W of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 20, 2008 05:28 14 years ago | 4.2 30 km | 68 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 16, 2008 08:20 14 years ago | 4.2 89 km | 5.2 km W of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Aug 14, 2008 09:04 14 years ago | 4.2 121 km | 22 km SW of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Aug 13, 2008 12:18 14 years ago | 4.5 73 km | 34 km S of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 6, 2008 13:16 14 years ago | 4.0 10 km | Yokote-shi, 4.9 km NE of Yuzawa, Akita, Japan | More |
| Jul 31, 2008 05:31 14 years ago | 3.8 31 km | 46 km E of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 30, 2008 01:15 14 years ago | 4.2 5.1 km | Kurihara Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 28 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 29, 2008 23:15 14 years ago | 4.1 21 km | 28 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 29, 2008 07:35 14 years ago | 4.4 9.7 km | Ichinoseki-shi, 25 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 29, 2008 07:27 14 years ago | 4.0 9.7 km | Ichinoseki-shi, 25 km W of Mizusawa, Ōshū-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 28, 2008 15:55 14 years ago | 4.0 41 km | 25 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 27, 2008 02:05 14 years ago | 3.0 133 km | Yokote-shi, 19 km SW of Ōmagari, Daisen-shi, Akita, Japan | More |
| Jul 25, 2008 08:59 14 years ago | 3.9 48 km | 15 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 24, 2008 20:48 14 years ago | 4.0 47 km | Kurihara Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, 29 km W of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 24, 2008 02:27 14 years ago | 5.2 112 km | Miyako-shi, 33 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
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