Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - East China Sea, 89 km southwest of Miyanoura, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima, Japan, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 11:02 am (GMT +9) -

Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 52 km depth

21 May 02:11 UTC: First to report: NIED after 9 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 21, 2022 02:02:08 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 11:02 am (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	52.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	29.736°N / 130.095°E (East China Sea, Japan)
Antipode	29.736°S / 49.905°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Nearest volcano	Nakano-shima (26 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	67 km (42 mi) SSW of Kurio (pop: 1,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SSW of Nagata (pop: 1,190) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (56 mi) SSW of Miyanoura (Kumage District) (pop: 6,540) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) SW of Nishinoomote (pop: 17,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) NNE of Naze (pop: 41,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) S of Kuchinoerabu-jima Island (pop: 147) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 21.3°C (70 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 11 m/s (22 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	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	52 km	Japan: NEAR TOKARA ISLANDS	NIED

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