Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 89 km southeast of Naze, Amami, Kagoshima, Japan, on Monday, 16 November 2020 at 16:14 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.2 quake 91 km southeast of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, 17 Nov 2020 12:08 am (GMT +9), which had occurred 1 hour and 6 minutes earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.6799°N / 129.9521°E
(Philippines Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Yokoate-jima (156 km / 97 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
89 km (55 mi) SSE of Naze (pop: 41,400) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) ENE of Nago (pop: 59,600) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) NE of Gushikawa (pop: 65,300) --> See nearby quakes!
255 km (158 mi) NE of Katsuren-haebaru (Uruma) (pop: 34,200) --> See nearby quakes!
260 km (162 mi) NE of Okinawa (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (167 mi) NE of Ginowan (pop: 91,800) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) NE of Naha (pop: 300,800) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) NE of Tomigusuku (pop: 55,700) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) NE of Itoman (pop: 57,200) --> See nearby quakes!
1281 km (796 mi) SW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) NE of Okinawa Island (pop: 1,301,000) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) SE of Kakeroma Jima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 10 km | 88 Km SSE of Naze, Japan | USGS |
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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 89 km southeast of Naze, Amami, Kagoshima, Japan, on Monday, 16 November 2020 at 16:14 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
