Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 420 km south of Iwata, Japan, on Friday, 27 Nov 2020 8:52 pm (GMT +9) -

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 420 km south of Iwata, Japan, on Friday, 27 Nov 2020 8:52 pm (GMT +9)

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 278 km depth

27 Nov 12:24 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 32 minutes.
27 Nov 12:32: Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards W.
27 Nov 12:48: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 287.0 to 278.0 km (from 178 to 173 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (8.1 mi) towards SSW.
Date & time: 27 Nov 2020 11:52:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 27 Nov 2020 8:52 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 278.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.09°N / 139.16°E (Philippines Sea, Japan)
Nearest volcano: Smith Rock (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
399 km (248 mi) S of Shimoda (Shizuoka) (pop: 26,700) --> See nearby quakes!
423 km (263 mi) SSE of Hamamatsu (Shizuoka) (pop: 605,100) --> See nearby quakes!
428 km (266 mi) S of Yaizu (Shizuoka) (pop: 121,100) --> See nearby quakes!
428 km (266 mi) SSE of Fujieda (Shizuoka) (pop: 132,900) --> See nearby quakes!
439 km (273 mi) S of Shizuoka (pop: 701,600) --> See nearby quakes!
441 km (274 mi) SSE of Toyohashi (Aichi) (pop: 378,400) --> See nearby quakes!
446 km (277 mi) SSE of Toyokawa (Aichi) (pop: 120,500) --> See nearby quakes!
447 km (278 mi) S of Numazu (Shizuoka) (pop: 204,300) --> See nearby quakes!
485 km (302 mi) S of Yokohama (Kanagawa) (pop: 3,574,400) --> See nearby quakes!
514 km (319 mi) S of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds 21.4°C (71 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NW
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.0278 kmIZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGIONEMSC
M 4.0281 kmIzu Islands, Japan RegionUSGS
M 4.0284 kmSoutheast of Honshu, JapanGFZ

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