Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 81 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Friday, 26 Feb 2021 8:31 pm (GMT +9) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 61 km depth
26 Feb 11:39 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 26 Feb 2021 11:31:35 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 26 Feb 2021 8:31 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 61.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.053°N / 142.129°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Hakkoda (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
74 km (46 mi) NE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) ESE of Mutsu (pop: 49,200) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) NE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (75 mi) ENE of Aomori (pop: 298,400) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) SE of Hakodate (pop: 275,700) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) ENE of Hirosaki (pop: 175,000) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) NNE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (141 mi) NE of Akita (pop: 320,100) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) SSE of Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> See nearby quakes!
633 km (393 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) ESE of Okushiri Island (pop: 3,340) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
-2.3°C (28 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 13 m/s (26 kts) from NW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Broken Clouds
-2.3°C (28 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 13 m/s (26 kts) from NWEstimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.0 | 61 km | E OFF AOMORI PREF, Japan | NIED |
| 4.8 | 64 km | 70 Km NE of Misawa, Japan | USGS |
| 4.8 | 73 km | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
| 4.9 | 67 km | Hokkaido, Japan Region | GFZ |
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