Minor mag. 2.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 41 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, on Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 5:32 pm (GMT +10) -
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 41 km depth
6 Mar 07:39 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Date & time: 6 Mar 2021 07:32:31 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 5:32 pm (GMT +10)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 41.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.051°N / 145.924°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Golovnin (94 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (26 mi) SE of Nemuro (pop: 31,200) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SE of Shibetsu (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SW of Shikotan (Russia) (pop: 2,100) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) S of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Russia) (pop: 6,470) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) E of Kushiro (pop: 183,600) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) ESE of Motomachi (Abashiri District) (pop: 23,000) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) SE of Abashiri (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (115 mi) ESE of Kitami (pop: 113,100) --> See nearby quakes!
978 km (608 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) SW of Shikotan Island (pop: 2,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
-6°C (21 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from N
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Scattered Clouds
-6°C (21 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 41 km | OFF NEMURO PENINSULA, Japan | NIED |
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