Weak mag. 3.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 77 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, on Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 5:33 pm (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 2 weeks earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 33 km depth
2 Mar 08:40 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
Date & time: 2 Mar 2021 08:33:39 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 5:33 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 33.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.483°N / 142.176°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Narugo (129 km / 80 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
77 km (48 mi) SSE of Ōfunato (pop: 35,400) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) E of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) E of Yamoto (Higashimatsushima) (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) E of Wakuya (Tōda Gun) (pop: 18,300) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SSE of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) E of Matsushima (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) E of Kogota (Tōda Gun) (pop: 19,800) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) E of Furukawa (pop: 76,300) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (72 mi) ENE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
381 km (237 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
7.9°C (46 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 16 m/s (31 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Overcast Clouds
7.9°C (46 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 16 m/s (31 kts) from WNWEstimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.4 | 33 km | E OFF MIYAGI PREF, Japan | NIED |
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