Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 21 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 11:22 am (GMT +9) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 13 Feb 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9), which had occurred 3 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 68 km depth
16 Feb 02:36 UTC: First to report: NIED after 13 minutes.
Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 02:22:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 11:22 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 67.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.535°N / 141.494°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Narugo (70 km / 43 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
21 km (13 mi) NE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) ENE of Yamoto (Higashimatsushima) (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) E of Wakuya (Tōda Gun) (pop: 18,300) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) E of Kogota (Tōda Gun) (pop: 19,800) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) ENE of Matsushima (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) ENE of Shiogama (pop: 59,500) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) E of Furukawa (pop: 76,300) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SE of Ichinoseki (pop: 63,000) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) ENE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
355 km (220 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
5°C (41 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from SW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Broken Clouds
5°C (41 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 68 km | KINKAZAN REGION, Japan | NIED |
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