Minor mag. 2.7 earthquake - Gunma, 15 km east of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:34 pm (GMT +9) -
Updated: Sun, May 15, 2022 08:15 GMT -
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Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 166 km depth
14 May 04:41 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:34 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 165.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.436°N / 138.442°E
(Agatsuma-gun, Gunma, Japan)Antipode: 36.436°S / 41.558°W
Nearest volcano: Asama (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) N of Komoro (Nagano) (pop: 46,300) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) ENE of Ueda (Nagano) (pop: 126,600) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) NE of Kamimaruko (Ueda, Nagano) (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) N of Saku (Nagano) (pop: 68,900) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) WNW of Annaka (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) WNW of Tomioka (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) ENE of Matsumoto (Nagano) (pop: 210,700) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) W of Maebashi (pop: 282,700) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) NW of Hatiozi (Tokyo Prefecture) (pop: 579,400) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) NW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
7.9°C (46 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
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7.9°C (46 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NWEstimated 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 | 166 km | Japan: NW GUNMA PREF | NIED |
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