Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 80 km southeast of Ise, Mie, Japan, on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 3:57 pm (GMT +9) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 382 km depth
20 May 07:04 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Update Fri, 20 May 2022, 07:09
Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 80 km southeast of Ise, Japan4.3 quake 20 May 3:57 pm (GMT +9)
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a great depth of 382.4 km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Friday, May 20th, 2022, at 3:57 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Toba (pop. 23,300, 74 km away), Ise (pop. 97,300, 80 km away), Owase (pop. 22,000, 88 km away), Tahara (pop. 38,200, 91 km away), Toyohama (pop. 21,900, 96 km away), and Toyohashi-shi (pop. 378,400, 104 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Toba (pop. 23,300, 74 km away), Ise (pop. 97,300, 80 km away), Owase (pop. 22,000, 88 km away), Tahara (pop. 38,200, 91 km away), Toyohama (pop. 21,900, 96 km away), and Toyohashi-shi (pop. 378,400, 104 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 20, 2022 06:57:30 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 20, 2022 at 3:57 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Depth | 382.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 33.857°N / 137.122°E  (Philippine Sea, Japan) |
| Antipode | 33.857°S / 42.878°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Kozushima (192 km / 119 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 74 km (46 mi) SSE of Toba (pop: 23,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SSE of Ise (pop: 97,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) ESE of Owase (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) S of Tahara (pop: 38,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) S of Toyohama (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 112 km (70 mi) SSE of Tsu (pop: 163,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) SE of Kyoto (pop: 1,459,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 311 km (193 mi) SW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  21.2°C (70 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.3 | 382 km | Japan: SE OFF KII PENINSULA | NIED |
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