Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 26 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 3:35 pm (GMT +9) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 28 km depth
14 May 06:42 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 3:35 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 27.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.215°N / 141.09°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Antipode: 37.215°S / 38.91°W
Nearest volcano: Adatara (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
26 km (16 mi) NE of Iwaki (pop: 357,300) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SSE of Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) ESE of Funehikimachi-funehiki (Tamura) (pop: 23,500) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) NNE of Kitaibaraki (pop: 50,800) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) E of Sukagawa (pop: 68,800) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) ESE of Kōriyama (pop: 340,600) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) NNE of Hitachi (pop: 186,300) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SE of Fukushima (pop: 294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) S of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
18.2°C (65 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from NW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Light Rain
18.2°C (65 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from NWEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 28 km | Japan: E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF | NIED |
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