Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - East China Sea, 12 km southwest of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 at 9:46 am (GMT +9) -
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 11 km depth
7 Dec 00:53 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 at 9:46 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.735°N / 130.589°E
(East China Sea, Japan)Antipode: 32.735°S / 49.411°W
Nearest volcano: Unzen (28 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) NW of Uto (pop: 39,200) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) NW of Matsubase (Uki) (pop: 26,200) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) SW of Kumamoto (pop: 680,400) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) SSW of Uekimachi-mōno (Kumamoto) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) ESE of Shimabara (pop: 38,100) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) N of Honmachi (pop: 104,300) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) WSW of Ōzu (Kikuchi District) (pop: 29,800) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SSE of Omuta (pop: 132,000) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) S of Fukuoka (pop: 1,392,300) --> See nearby quakes!
899 km (559 mi) WSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NW of Kyūshū Island (pop: 13,232,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
11.9°C (53 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from N
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Clear Sky
11.9°C (53 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 11 km | Japan: NW KUMAMOTO PREF | NIED |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Date and time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
| Nov 18, 1941 16:46 81 years ago | 7.9 35 km | 146km / 91mi | 54 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 1, 1968 00:42 54 years ago | 7.5 34 km | 161km / 100mi | 40 km SW of Sannose-jima Island, Japan | More |
| Feb 26, 1961 18:10 61 years ago | 7.5 35 km | 139km / 86mi | 21 km S of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Nov 2, 1931 10:03 91 years ago | 7.5 35 km | 163km / 101mi | 56 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 15, 2016 16:25 6 years ago | 7.0 10 km | 13km / 8mi | 12 km NW of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Jul 25, 1970 22:41 52 years ago | 7.0 45 km | 135km / 84mi | 38 km NE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 21, 1969 07:19 53 years ago | 7.0 39 km | 142km / 88mi | 55 km SE of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jul 13, 1923 11:13 99 years ago | 7.0 35 km | 202km / 126mi | 27 km N of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Aug 6, 1984 19:06 38 years ago | 6.9 46 km | 133km / 83mi | 34 km SE of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Mar 24, 2001 06:27 21 years ago | 6.8 50 km | 234km / 145mi | Karōto-shima, 17 km S of Kure, Hiroshima, Japan | More |
| Aug 5, 1968 16:17 54 years ago | 6.8 46 km | 159km / 99mi | Oitsukami-jima, 34 km W of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan | More |
| Apr 1, 1968 07:13 54 years ago | 6.8 30 km | 155km / 96mi | 58 km SE of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Dec 2, 1996 22:17 25 years ago | 6.7 49 km | 125km / 78mi | 24 km E of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Oct 19, 1996 14:44 26 years ago | 6.7 22 km | 126km / 78mi | 6 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Mar 18, 1987 03:36 35 years ago | 6.7 54 km | 141km / 87mi | 63 km S of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| May 9, 1948 02:09 74 years ago | 6.7 25 km | 164km / 102mi | 26 km E of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Mar 20, 1939 03:22 83 years ago | 6.7 25 km | 106km / 66mi | 8.7 km S of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| May 21, 1929 16:35 93 years ago | 6.7 35 km | 137km / 85mi | 18 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Mar 20, 2005 01:53 17 years ago | 6.6 10 km | 127km / 79mi | 32 km W of Koga, Fukuoka, Japan | More |
| Oct 18, 1996 10:50 26 years ago | 6.6 10 km | 246km / 153mi | 20 km SE of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Dec 7, 1922 16:50 100 years ago | 6.6 15 km | 85km / 53mi | 23 km SW of Nagasaki, Japan | More |
| Aug 25, 1983 20:23 39 years ago | 6.5 126 km | 120km / 74mi | Kitsuki Shi, 26 km N of Beppu, Oita, Japan | More |
| Jan 5, 1937 21:38 85 years ago | 6.5 20 km | 256km / 159mi | 136 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jan 24, 1999 00:37 23 years ago | 6.4 33 km | 240km / 149mi | 15 km SE of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Aug 17, 1963 11:12 59 years ago | 6.4 35 km | 252km / 157mi | 28 km SE of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Jan 8, 2019 12:39 3 years ago | 6.3 25 km | 242km / 150mi | Philippine Sea, 17 km SE of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Mar 13, 2014 17:06 8 years ago | 6.3 83 km | 150km / 93mi | Inland Sea of Japan, 42 km S of Tokuyama, Shunan Shi, Yamaguchi, Japan | More |
| Jun 11, 2006 20:01 16 years ago | 6.3 140 km | 68km / 42mi | Aso-gun, Prefectura de Kumamoto, 16 km S of Tsukawaki, Kusu-gun, Oita, Japan | More |
| May 23, 1978 07:50 44 years ago | 6.3 161 km | 192km / 119mi | 69 km SW of Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Jun 3, 1928 08:31 94 years ago | 6.3 10 km | 200km / 124mi | 133 km W of Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| May 9, 2019 23:48 3 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 149km / 93mi | Philippine Sea, 34 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Nov 13, 2015 21:17 7 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 278km / 173mi | East China Sea, 196 km SW of Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Sep 3, 2009 13:26 13 years ago | 6.2 163 km | 186km / 115mi | 32 km SW of Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| May 26, 1971 06:13 51 years ago | 6.2 51 km | 176km / 109mi | 65 km S of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jul 26, 1970 07:10 52 years ago | 6.2 45 km | 137km / 85mi | 51 km NE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Feb 21, 1968 01:44 54 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 75km / 47mi | Ebino-shi, Miyazaki, 8.3 km E of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Isa Shi, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Oct 3, 1963 23:24 59 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 131km / 82mi | 24 km E of Takanabe, Kōyu-gun, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Nov 27, 1961 05:57 61 years ago | 6.2 65 km | 171km / 106mi | 26 km S of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jan 8, 2019 12:39 3 years ago | 6.1 10 km | 241km / 150mi | 15 km S of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Apr 14, 2016 12:26 6 years ago | 6.1 21 km | 7km / 4mi | 6.9 km W of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Nov 13, 2015 20:51 7 years ago | 6.1 25 km | 220km / 137mi | East China Sea, 140 km W of Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Nov 21, 2005 15:36 17 years ago | 6.1 145 km | 199km / 124mi | 41 km SW of Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| May 13, 1997 05:38 25 years ago | 6.1 33 km | 105km / 65mi | 2 km NW of Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Mar 26, 1997 08:31 25 years ago | 6.1 10 km | 92km / 57mi | Satsuma Gun, 17 km NE of Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Apr 20, 1975 17:35 47 years ago | 6.1 7 km | 83km / 52mi | 28 km W of Ōita, Oita, Japan | More |
| May 25, 1971 13:00 51 years ago | 6.1 30 km | 170km / 105mi | 60 km S of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| May 3, 2020 11:54 2 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 232km / 144mi | East China Sea, 155 km W of Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| May 3, 2020 11:54 2 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 234km / 145mi | East China Sea, 160 km W of Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Jun 25, 2000 06:34 22 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 182km / 113mi | 41 km SE of Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Dec 16, 1998 00:18 23 years ago | 6.0 42 km | 174km / 108mi | 43 km E of Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Jun 21, 1972 15:29 50 years ago | 6.0 40 km | 151km / 94mi | 44 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| May 29, 1971 08:52 51 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 175km / 109mi | 66 km S of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Sep 17, 1969 18:40 53 years ago | 6.0 35 km | 206km / 128mi | 69 km SE of Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| May 16, 1961 21:45 61 years ago | 6.0 26 km | 277km / 172mi | 95 km E of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Apr 30, 1994 03:28 28 years ago | 5.9 26 km | 161km / 100mi | 8.8 km SE of Kushima, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jul 13, 1979 08:10 43 years ago | 5.9 69 km | 167km / 104mi | 23 km S of Tokuyama, Shunan Shi, Yamaguchi, Japan | More |
| Oct 14, 1962 15:09 60 years ago | 5.9 30 km | 154km / 96mi | 21 km E of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Aug 28, 2014 19:14 8 years ago | 5.8 20 km | 134km / 83mi | Philippine Sea, 43 km SE of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 5, 2009 09:36 13 years ago | 5.8 26 km | 112km / 70mi | 10 km N of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jan 23, 1975 14:19 47 years ago | 5.8 10 km | 57km / 35mi | Aso-shi, 45 km NE of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Jun 2, 1959 00:47 63 years ago | 5.8 35 km | 178km / 111mi | 46 km E of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jul 17, 2021 11:50 44 weeks ago | 5.7 78 km | 155km / 96mi | Inland Sea of Japan, 46 km S of Tokuyama, Shunan Shi, Yamaguchi, Japan | More |
| Apr 15, 2016 16:46 6 years ago | 5.7 40 km | 32km / 20mi | 3.5 km SE of Ōzu, Kikuchi-gun, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| May 31, 2005 02:04 17 years ago | 5.7 34 km | 159km / 99mi | 10.3 km S of Kushima, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 25, 2001 14:40 21 years ago | 5.7 33 km | 134km / 84mi | Okiguro-shima, 18 km SE of Saiki, Oita, Japan | More |
| Oct 19, 1996 14:01 26 years ago | 5.7 33 km | 129km / 80mi | 19 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jan 26, 1985 21:36 37 years ago | 5.7 121 km | 60km / 37mi | Higashiusuki-gun, Miyazaki, 22 km NE of Kyūshū Island, Japan | More |
| Jul 4, 1978 02:40 44 years ago | 5.7 118 km | 50km / 31mi | Kamimashiki-gun, 28 km NE of Kyūshū Island, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Nov 14, 1964 03:56 58 years ago | 5.7 68 km | 155km / 96mi | 38 km NE of Tsurusaki, Ōita City, Oita, Japan | More |
| Aug 14, 1961 22:05 61 years ago | 5.7 35 km | 161km / 100mi | 25 km E of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| May 25, 1958 17:40 64 years ago | 5.7 15 km | 168km / 105mi | 52 km W of Kaseda-shirakame, Minamisatsuma Shi, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| May 9, 2019 22:43 3 years ago | 5.6 10 km | 155km / 96mi | Philippine Sea, 38 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 18, 2016 11:41 6 years ago | 5.6 7.9 km | 64km / 40mi | 13 km NE of Aso, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Apr 14, 2016 15:03 6 years ago | 5.6 1.8 km | 19km / 12mi | 14 km SE of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Mar 13, 2014 17:06 8 years ago | 5.6 79 km | 156km / 97mi | Inland Sea of Japan, 32 km SW of Hikari, Yamaguchi, Japan | More |
| Oct 19, 1996 21:17 26 years ago | 5.6 33 km | 146km / 91mi | 26 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Dec 11, 1980 23:10 41 years ago | 5.6 51 km | 114km / 71mi | 20 km SE of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Jan 31, 1974 07:03 48 years ago | 5.6 37 km | 141km / 87mi | 23 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Nov 28, 1967 02:36 55 years ago | 5.6 130 km | 68km / 42mi | Kuma-gun, 10.6 km SE of Hitoyoshi, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Apr 15, 2016 18:55 6 years ago | 5.5 10 km | 59km / 37mi | 7.9 km E of Aso, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Apr 15, 2016 18:03 6 years ago | 5.5 13 km | 51km / 32mi | 2.5 km N of Aso, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Jul 12, 2015 17:52 7 years ago | 5.5 66 km | 112km / 70mi | 10.7 km SW of Usuki, Oita, Japan | More |
| Mar 27, 2006 02:50 16 years ago | 5.5 35 km | 148km / 92mi | 46 km E of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 19, 2005 21:11 17 years ago | 5.5 19 km | 107km / 67mi | 8.9 km N of Maebaru-chūō, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka, Japan | More |
| May 22, 1998 19:49 24 years ago | 5.5 81 km | 131km / 81mi | Bungo-takada Shi, 38 km N of Beppu, Oita, Japan | More |
| Apr 2, 1997 19:33 25 years ago | 5.5 10 km | 112km / 69mi | 20 km W of Sendai, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Jan 11, 1997 05:50 25 years ago | 5.5 52 km | 152km / 94mi | 17 km E of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Oct 19, 1996 08:31 26 years ago | 5.5 33 km | 152km / 94mi | 38 km E of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Nov 18, 1981 22:51 41 years ago | 5.5 33 km | 149km / 93mi | 32 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 15, 2016 16:44 6 years ago | 5.4 15 km | 21km / 13mi | 15 km SE of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Apr 14, 2016 13:07 6 years ago | 5.4 10 km | 17km / 10mi | 7 km SE of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Nov 4, 2002 04:35 20 years ago | 5.4 33 km | 98km / 61mi | Hyuga-shi, 24 km SW of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Feb 12, 1994 17:06 28 years ago | 5.4 31 km | 76km / 47mi | Isa Shi, 20 km E of Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
| Jun 20, 2017 14:27 5 years ago | 5.3 42 km | 135km / 84mi | Philippine Sea, 16 km SE of Saiki, Oita, Japan | More |
| Mar 2, 2017 14:53 5 years ago | 5.3 35 km | 145km / 90mi | Philippine Sea, 45 km E of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Apr 19, 2016 08:52 6 years ago | 5.3 10 km | 23km / 14mi | 5.4 km NW of Honmachi, Yatsushiro Shi, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Apr 14, 2016 15:06 6 years ago | 5.3 15 km | 21km / 13mi | 9.2 km E of Kumamoto, Prefectura de Kumamoto, Japan | More |
| Mar 11, 2013 09:34 9 years ago | 5.3 33 km | 145km / 90mi | Philippine Sea, 14 km NE of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan | More |
| Sep 25, 2006 22:03 16 years ago | 5.3 73 km | 118km / 73mi | Kitsuki Shi, 10 km N of Hiji, Hayami-gun, Oita, Japan | More |
| Dec 12, 1996 07:20 25 years ago | 5.3 31 km | 163km / 101mi | 44 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | More |
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