Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 95 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 2:41 pm (GMT +9) -

Weak magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 40 km depth

23 Jun 05:51 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 23, 2022 05:41:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 2:41 pm (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.7°N / 141.9°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Antipode	37.7°S / 38.1°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Zao (137 km / 85 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	83 km (52 mi) ENE of Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) SE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) ESE of Watari (pop: 36,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 110 km (69 mi) SE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 115 km (72 mi) NE of Iwaki (pop: 357,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) E of Fukushima (pop: 294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 147 km (91 mi) ESE of Yamagata (pop: 254,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 298 km (185 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SSE of Tashiro Jima Island (pop: 100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 19.2°C (66 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	40 km	NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN	EMSC

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