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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, 12 September 2020

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.1 quake: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan, 12 Sep 2020 02:44, which had occurred 16 minutes earlier.
Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, 12 September 2020
12 Sep 03:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.
Date & time: Saturday, 12 September 2020 03:00 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.7°N / 142.3°E (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Kurikoma (134 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
65 km (41 mi) SE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400)
74 km (46 mi) SE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100)
82 km (51 mi) SE of Ōtsuchi (pop: 16,500)
134 km (83 mi) NE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100)
149 km (93 mi) SE of Morioka (pop: 295,200)
407 km (253 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 12 Sep 03:00 UTCM 4.2 / 30 kmNear East Coast Of Honshu, JapanEMSC

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