Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 83 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 2:53 am (GMT +9) -

Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 44 km depth

24 May 18:02 UTC: First to report: NIED after 9 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 24, 2022 17:53:17 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 2:53 am (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	44.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.842°N / 141.65°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Antipode	37.842°S / 38.35°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Nearest volcano	Zao (111 km / 69 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	70 km (43 mi) NE of Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) SSE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) ESE of Watari (pop: 36,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) ESE of Iwanuma (pop: 42,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) SSE of Yamoto (Higashimatsushima) (pop: 32,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) SE of Schiogama (pop: 59,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 296 km (184 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSE of Tashiro Jima Island (pop: 100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 16.6°C (62 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
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	44 km	Japan: SE OFF MIYAGI PREF	NIED

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