Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 31 km south of Tateyama, Chiba, Japan, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 4:35 pm (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 126 km depth
23 Jun 07:42 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 23, 2022 07:35:17 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 4:35 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 125.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 34.71°N / 139.894°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Japan) |
| Antipode | 34.71°S / 40.106°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Oshima (45 km / 28 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 31 km (19 mi) S of Tateyama (pop: 50,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SSW of Kamogawa (pop: 29,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SSE of Yokosuka (pop: 429,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) S of Kimitsu (pop: 92,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SSE of Kamakura (pop: 166,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) S of Kisarazu (pop: 122,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SSE of Yokohama (pop: 3,574,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 110 km (69 mi) S of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) NE of Shikine-jima Island (pop: 600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  24.2°C (76 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from E |
| 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 | 126 km | Japan: SE OFF BOSO PENINSULA | NIED |
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