Minor mag. 2.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 17 km northeast of Kasakai-jima Island, Japan, on Friday, 5 Feb 2021 4:07 pm (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 53 km depth
5 Feb 07:13 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
Date & time: 5 Feb 2021 07:07:04 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 5 Feb 2021 4:07 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 52.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.556°N / 141.694°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Narugo (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (23 mi) ENE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) ENE of Yamoto (Higashimatsushima) (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) E of Wakuya (Tōda Gun) (pop: 18,300) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) S of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SE of Ichinoseki (pop: 63,000) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) ENE of Shiogama (pop: 59,500) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) E of Furukawa (pop: 76,300) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) ENE of Tomiya (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) ENE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
365 km (227 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
4°C (39 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Overcast Clouds
4°C (39 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 53 km | KINKAZAN REGION, Japan | NIED |
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