Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 13 km northwest of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, on Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 7:36 am (GMT +9) -
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Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 30 km depth
19 Feb 22:44 UTC: First to report: NIED after 8 minutes.
Date & time: 19 Feb 2021 22:36:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 7:36 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 30.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.781°N / 137.635°E
(Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan)Nearest volcano: Mt Fuji (119 km / 74 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) NW of Hamamatsu (pop: 605,100) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) W of Hamakita (pop: 86,500) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SE of Shinshiro (Aichi) (pop: 36,100) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) WNW of Iwata (pop: 88,500) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) E of Toyokawa (Aichi) (pop: 120,500) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) E of Toyohashi (Aichi) (pop: 378,400) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) W of Fukuroi (pop: 63,000) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) WSW of Shizuoka (pop: 701,600) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) ESE of Nagoya (Aichi) (pop: 2,191,300) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) WSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
6.3°C (43 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Clear Sky
6.3°C (43 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNWEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 30 km | HAMANAKO LAKE REGION, Japan | NIED |
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