Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - East China Sea, 9.7 km southeast of Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan, on Friday, 12 Feb 2021 6:50 am (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 143 km depth
11 Feb 21:57 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 11 Feb 2021 21:50:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 12 Feb 2021 6:50 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 143.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.191°N / 130.368°E
(East China Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Ibusuku (19 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) SSE of Makurazaki (pop: 25,000) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) SSE of Kaseda-shirakame (Minamisatsuma) (pop: 23,700) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) W of Ibusuki (pop: 29,700) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SW of Tarumizu (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) S of Ijūin (Hioki) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (31 mi) WSW of Kanoya (pop: 82,300) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) S of Sendai (pop: 73,100) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SW of Miyakonojō (pop: 131,000) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) S of Kumamoto (pop: 680,400) --> See nearby quakes!
999 km (621 mi) WSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) N of Kuchinoerabu-jima Island (pop: 147) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NE
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Light Rain
11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NEEstimated released energy: 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 143 km | SATSUMA PENINSULA REGION, Japan | NIED |
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