Very strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - 41 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 21:50 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 33 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.955°N / 142.205°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Antipode: 39.955°S / 37.795°W
Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (94 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (26 mi) NNE of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) NNE of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) NNE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) NNE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) ESE of Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) SE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) NE of Tōno (pop: 26,800) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) ENE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (220 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
523 km (325 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.7 | 33 km | near the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (125 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Dec 8, 2011 15:34 10 years ago | 4.9 58 km | 77 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 5, 2011 21:04 10 years ago | 4.0 49 km | 75 km E of Yamada, Shimohei-gun, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Dec 3, 2011 04:16 10 years ago | 4.6 29 km | 24 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 30, 2011 15:35 10 years ago | 4.9 30 km | 206 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 26, 2011 01:43 10 years ago | 4.8 52 km | 40 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 20, 2011 02:13 10 years ago | 4.5 44 km | 19 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 19, 2011 13:06 10 years ago | 4.6 35 km | 29 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 18, 2011 13:54 10 years ago | 4.8 35 km | 171 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 17, 2011 08:34 11 years ago | 5.0 61 km | 33 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 16, 2011 19:39 11 years ago | 4.7 29 km | 187 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 11, 2011 16:06 11 years ago | 4.9 35 km | 192 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 11, 2011 12:44 11 years ago | 5.1 15 km | 123 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 5, 2011 07:56 11 years ago | 4.8 41 km | 179 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Nov 2, 2011 01:43 11 years ago | 4.7 76 km | Rikuzentakata-shi, 10.1 km SW of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 31, 2011 18:12 11 years ago | 4.7 22 km | 224 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 31, 2011 14:09 11 years ago | 4.7 10 km | 213 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 31, 2011 05:17 11 years ago | 4.2 41 km | 184 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 30, 2011 23:08 11 years ago | 4.8 31 km | 69 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 25, 2011 12:49 11 years ago | 4.6 18 km | 190 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 23, 2011 21:11 11 years ago | 4.7 26 km | 227 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 23, 2011 18:58 11 years ago | 4.3 66 km | 14 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 19, 2011 17:13 11 years ago | 4.5 51 km | 198 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 17, 2011 20:34 11 years ago | 4.9 30 km | 203 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 13, 2011 21:05 11 years ago | 4.8 21 km | 189 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 8, 2011 16:34 11 years ago | 4.4 35 km | 194 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 8, 2011 11:45 11 years ago | 4.2 49 km | 59 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Oct 5, 2011 05:17 11 years ago | 4.7 46 km | 48 km SE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Oct 5, 2011 05:16 11 years ago | 4.9 41 km | 52 km N of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 30, 2011 05:09 11 years ago | 4.9 38 km | 181 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 29, 2011 22:42 11 years ago | 4.2 44 km | 216 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 28, 2011 23:13 11 years ago | 4.4 75 km | 40 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 28, 2011 02:17 11 years ago | 4.8 64 km | 71 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 24, 2011 05:09 11 years ago | 4.5 48 km | 63 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 24, 2011 00:08 11 years ago | 4.4 50 km | 90 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 23, 2011 18:35 11 years ago | 4.9 35 km | 94 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 23, 2011 13:12 11 years ago | 5.2 62 km | Sangan-jima, 4.6 km W of Ōtsuchi, Kamihei-gun, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 23, 2011 01:02 11 years ago | 4.3 35 km | 202 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 18, 2011 20:05 11 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 191 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 18, 2011 07:04 11 years ago | 5.6 10 km | 98 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 21:05 11 years ago | 4.3 47 km | 193 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 17:54 11 years ago | 5.2 22 km | 149 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 11:16 11 years ago | 4.6 37 km | 180 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 08:24 11 years ago | 4.7 53 km | 178 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 07:34 11 years ago | 5.7 30 km | 92 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 07:33 11 years ago | 5.3 30 km | 118 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 01:18 11 years ago | 4.7 36 km | 180 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 2011 00:21 11 years ago | 4.2 27 km | 216 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 22:40 11 years ago | 5.7 38 km | 142 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 22:20 11 years ago | 4.2 40 km | 141 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 22:06 11 years ago | 4.1 47 km | 201 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 21:46 11 years ago | 4.3 25 km | 202 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 21:36 11 years ago | 5.8 41 km | 148 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 21:08 11 years ago | 5.9 18 km | 131 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 20:25 11 years ago | 4.1 35 km | 183 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 20:20 11 years ago | 4.1 35 km | 218 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 20:16 11 years ago | 4.9 35 km | 199 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 20:11 11 years ago | 5.7 35 km | 129 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 19:40 11 years ago | 5.1 35 km | 137 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 19:39 11 years ago | 4.9 35 km | 50 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 19:32 11 years ago | 4.4 35 km | 193 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 16, 2011 19:26 11 years ago | 6.7 30 km | 100 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 15, 2011 14:25 11 years ago | 4.8 35 km | 30 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 14, 2011 01:09 11 years ago | 4.5 25 km | 209 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 13, 2011 14:14 11 years ago | 4.7 61 km | 61 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 13, 2011 01:34 11 years ago | 4.6 53 km | 59 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 8, 2011 22:06 11 years ago | 4.7 40 km | 28 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 7, 2011 00:09 11 years ago | 5.0 24 km | 201 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 6, 2011 10:47 11 years ago | 4.6 22 km | 207 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 4, 2011 07:01 11 years ago | 4.4 52 km | 56 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 2, 2011 04:08 11 years ago | 4.6 47 km | 42 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Sep 1, 2011 22:52 11 years ago | 4.3 35 km | 484 km NE of Tokyo, Japan | More |
| Aug 30, 2011 09:07 11 years ago | 4.7 31 km | 186 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 27, 2011 08:43 11 years ago | 4.5 63 km | 69 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 25, 2011 23:34 11 years ago | 4.5 76 km | 23 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 25, 2011 04:07 11 years ago | 4.7 46 km | 24 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 23, 2011 04:36 11 years ago | 4.3 19 km | 206 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 21, 2011 19:42 11 years ago | 4.4 62 km | 34 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 19, 2011 04:51 11 years ago | 4.5 41 km | 22 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 16, 2011 19:35 11 years ago | 5.3 50 km | 63 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 14, 2011 20:42 11 years ago | 4.8 35 km | 174 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 10, 2011 04:29 11 years ago | 4.5 59 km | 48 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 9, 2011 18:29 11 years ago | 4.6 68 km | 46 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 8, 2011 20:03 11 years ago | 4.6 68 km | 69 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 5, 2011 10:53 11 years ago | 5.0 54 km | 62 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 3, 2011 23:51 11 years ago | 4.6 49 km | 69 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 3, 2011 03:41 11 years ago | 4.2 49 km | 81 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Aug 1, 2011 13:44 11 years ago | 5.7 40 km | 24 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 31, 2011 19:33 11 years ago | 4.6 50 km | 54 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 31, 2011 08:46 11 years ago | 4.6 60 km | 49 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 31, 2011 05:20 11 years ago | 4.6 70 km | 71 km NE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jul 30, 2011 12:08 11 years ago | 4.4 44 km | 478 km NE of Tokyo, Japan | More |
| Jul 28, 2011 16:50 11 years ago | 5.2 48 km | 72 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 28, 2011 14:16 11 years ago | 4.2 35 km | 73 km E of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 28, 2011 09:01 11 years ago | 5.6 31 km | 148 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jul 27, 2011 14:50 11 years ago | 5.0 49 km | 85 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 25, 2011 21:33 11 years ago | 4.9 12 km | 70 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 24, 2011 15:07 11 years ago | 5.1 62 km | 34 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 23, 2011 04:34 11 years ago | 6.3 41 km | 21 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 22, 2011 00:56 11 years ago | 4.8 18 km | 205 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 21, 2011 17:12 11 years ago | 4.4 19 km | 216 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 21, 2011 01:03 11 years ago | 5.1 29 km | 131 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 20, 2011 10:59 11 years ago | 4.6 21 km | 225 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 18, 2011 14:24 11 years ago | 4.8 32 km | 208 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 16, 2011 13:23 11 years ago | 4.7 66 km | 25 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 14, 2011 16:47 11 years ago | 4.4 35 km | 70 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 13, 2011 04:10 11 years ago | 4.5 44 km | 64 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 12, 2011 09:00 11 years ago | 5.0 63 km | 32 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 11, 2011 20:13 11 years ago | 4.5 47 km | 47 km E of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 11, 2011 04:29 11 years ago | 5.2 66 km | Sangan-jima, 4 km SW of Ōtsuchi, Kamihei-gun, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 9, 2011 13:41 11 years ago | 4.5 69 km | 15 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 8, 2011 13:10 11 years ago | 5.0 51 km | 28 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 7, 2011 16:31 11 years ago | 4.8 19 km | 224 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 4, 2011 16:06 11 years ago | 4.7 66 km | 77 km SE of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jul 4, 2011 10:45 11 years ago | 4.7 35 km | 82 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 4, 2011 04:15 11 years ago | 4.4 43 km | 187 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 3, 2011 07:48 11 years ago | 4.6 35 km | 50 km E of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jul 3, 2011 04:38 11 years ago | 4.4 40 km | 71 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 30, 2011 21:47 11 years ago | 4.8 30 km | 206 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 30, 2011 04:18 11 years ago | 4.3 23 km | Iwate-gun, 29 km NW of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 27, 2011 12:12 11 years ago | 4.8 35 km | 204 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 26, 2011 20:10 11 years ago | 4.4 64 km | 53 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 26, 2011 10:11 11 years ago | 4.7 35 km | 87 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | More |
| Jun 25, 2011 15:04 11 years ago | 4.5 35 km | 183 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 25, 2011 00:44 11 years ago | 4.7 72 km | 16 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
| Jun 23, 2011 10:15 11 years ago | 4.7 35 km | 60 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, Japan | More |
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