Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 1 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, on Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 6:52 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 3 weeks earlier.
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 13 km depth
3 Mar 09:59 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 3 Mar 2021 09:52:24 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 6:52 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 13.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.442°N / 141.898°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Adatara (144 km / 89 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
79 km (49 mi) E of Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) ENE of Iwaki (pop: 357,300) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SE of Iwanuma (pop: 42,400) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (75 mi) SSE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) SE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) ESE of Fukushima (pop: 294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) ESE of Yamagata (pop: 254,500) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) NE of Mito (pop: 246,500) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (163 mi) NE of Saitama (pop: 1,193,400) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
5.9°C (43 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Clear Sky
5.9°C (43 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NNEEstimated released energy: 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 13 km | E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF, Japan | NIED |
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