Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 76 km east of Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 7:46 am (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 50 km depth
19 Jan 22:52 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 19, 2022 22:46:14 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 7:46 am (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 50.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 35.448°N / 140.475°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Japan) |
| Antipode | 35.448°S / 39.525°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Oshima (127 km / 79 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 15 km (9 mi) SE of Tōgane (pop: 66,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Ōami (pop: 53,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) E of Mobara (pop: 97,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Naruto (Sammu) (pop: 25,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Ōhara (Isumi) (pop: 20,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Yachimata (pop: 83,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) SE of Yotsukaidō (pop: 86,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) ESE of Ichihara (pop: 283,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) E of Yokohama (pop: 3,574,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) ESE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  -3.4°C (26 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 50 km | Japan: KUJUKURI COAST BOSO PEN | NIED |
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