Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 61 km northeast of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 1:01 pm (GMT +9) -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 12 km depth
24 May 04:10 UTC: First to report: NIED after 8 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 24, 2022 04:01:37 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 1:01 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 12.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.524°N / 137.309°E  (Suzu Shi, Ishikawa, Japan) |
| Antipode | 37.524°S / 42.691°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Niigata-Yake-yama (93 km / 58 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 61 km (38 mi) NNE of Nanao (pop: 45,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) NNW of Nyūzen (Toyama) (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) N of Kurobe-shi (Toyama) (pop: 42,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (49 mi) NNE of Himimachi (Toyama) (pop: 54,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) N of Uozu (Toyama) (pop: 45,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) NNE of Takaoka (Toyama) (pop: 170,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 120 km (74 mi) NNE of Kanazawa (pop: 458,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 295 km (183 mi) NW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  19.4°C (67 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 12 km | Japan: NOTO PENINSULA REGION | NIED |
User reports for this quake
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