Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 123 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Friday, 11 November 2011 at 12:44 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 14.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.667°N / 143.371°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Nanashigure (198 km / 123 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
123 km (76 mi) E of Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) E of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) ENE of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (85 mi) ENE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (97 mi) ENE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) ESE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) E of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> See nearby quakes!
414 km (257 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
548 km (341 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 15 km | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 5.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 123 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, 11 November 2011 12:44 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 22 Dec 2011 12:56 UTC| M 4.6 |37.8 km (23.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Nov 2011 15:35 UTC| M 4.9 |29.6 km (18.4 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Nov 2011 13:54 UTC| M 4.8 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Nov 2011 19:39 UTC| M 4.7 |29.4 km (18.3 mi) depth|4 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Nov 2011 16:06 UTC| M 4.9 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 123 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan, on Friday, 11 November 2011 at 12:44 (GMT)
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