Mag. 4.9 earthquake - 55 km southeast of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, on 7 Oct 8:02 am (GMT +9) -
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 300 km depth
6 Oct 23:11 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 7 Oct 8:02 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 300.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.28°N / 138.05°E
(Philippines Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Kozu-shima (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
39 km (24 mi) SSW of Ōyama (Omaezaki) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SSW of Sagara (Makinohara) (pop: 25,900) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSE of Iwata (pop: 88,500) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) SSE of Fukuroi (pop: 63,000) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) S of Kakegawa (pop: 84,000) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SSE of Hamamatsu (pop: 605,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) S of Shimada (pop: 75,800) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SSE of Hamakita (pop: 86,500) --> See nearby quakes!
194 km (121 mi) SW of Yokohama (pop: 3,574,400) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) SW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) S of Honshū Island (pop: 104,000,000) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) W of Shikine-jima Island (pop: 600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
20.8°C (69 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ENE
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Few Clouds
20.8°C (69 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ENEEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 3 km | Near S. Coast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
| M 5.2 | 3 km | Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 299 km | Near S. Coast of Honshu, Japan | GeoAu |
| M 4.6 | 294 km | 43 Km SW of Ōyama, Japan | USGS |
| M 5.1 | 313 km | Near S. Coast of Honshu, Japan | BMKG |
| M 5.1 | 313 km | Near S. Coast of Honshu, Japan | BMKG |
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