Minor mag. 2.7 earthquake - Kyoto, 8.2 km south of Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan, on Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022 at 5:11 am (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 95 km depth
27 Jun 20:19 UTC: First to report: NIED after 8 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 27, 2022 20:11:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022 at 5:11 am (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 94.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 34.926°N / 135.87°E  (Uji, Kyoto, Japan) |
| Antipode | 34.926°S / 44.13°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Haku-san (159 km / 99 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 7 km (5 mi) NE of Uji (pop: 192,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) S of Ōtsu (Shiga) (pop: 298,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) NE of Tanabe (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SE of Kyoto (pop: 1,459,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) SE of Kamigyō-ku (pop: 83,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Nara (pop: 367,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) NE of Osaka (Ōsaka) (pop: 2,592,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 357 km (222 mi) WSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  23.6°C (75 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 95 km | Japan: KYOTO OSAKA BORDER REG | NIED |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, 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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