Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 44 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:12 pm (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 42 km depth
24 May 11:19 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 24, 2022 11:12:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:12 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 42.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.353°N / 140.938°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Japan) |
| Antipode | 36.353°S / 39.062°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Takahara (120 km / 75 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 32 km (20 mi) E of Ōarai (Higashiibaraki-gun) (pop: 19,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) ESE of Funaishikawa (Naka-gun) (pop: 35,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) E of Katsuta (pop: 156,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) E of Hitachi-Naka (pop: 156,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) SE of Hitachi (pop: 186,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) E of Mito (pop: 246,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 112 km (69 mi) NE of Chiba (pop: 919,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  19.4°C (67 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from S |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 42 km | Japan: E OFF IBARAKI PREF | NIED |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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