Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 2.9 km northwest of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 12:59 pm (GMT +9) -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 60 km depth
30 Jun 04:06 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.
30 Jun 04:28: Now using data updates from USGS
30 Jun 04:28: Now using data updates from USGS
Update Thu, 30 Jun 2022, 04:12
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Kamaishi, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate, Japan4.1 quake 30 Jun 12:58 pm (GMT +9)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred around noon on Thursday, June 30th, 2022, at 12:58 pm local time near Kamaishi, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 46.1 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) located 30 km from the epicenter, Ōtsuchi (pop. 16,500) 36 km away, Ofunato (pop. 35,400) 38 km away, Yamada (pop. 20,100) 43 km away, Tōno (pop. 26,800) 58 km away, Miyako (pop. 51,700) 62 km away, Kitakami (pop. 93,900) 91 km away, and Hanamaki (pop. 73,100) 94 km away.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 46.1 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) located 30 km from the epicenter, Ōtsuchi (pop. 16,500) 36 km away, Ofunato (pop. 35,400) 38 km away, Yamada (pop. 20,100) 43 km away, Tōno (pop. 26,800) 58 km away, Miyako (pop. 51,700) 62 km away, Kitakami (pop. 93,900) 91 km away, and Hanamaki (pop. 73,100) 94 km away.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 30, 2022 03:59:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 12:59 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 59.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.2973°N / 141.8461°E  (Kamaishi-shi, Iwate, Japan) |
| Antipode | 39.297°S / 38.154°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Iwate (95 km / 59 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) NW of Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Ōtsuchi (Kamihei-gun) (pop: 16,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Ofunato (pop: 35,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Miyako (pop: 51,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 143 km (89 mi) NE of Sendai (Miyagi) (pop: 1,063,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 444 km (276 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  24.2°C (76 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.5 | 60 km | 2 Km NW of Kamaishi, Japan | USGS |
| 4.5 | 60 km | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN | EMSC |
| 4.1 | 46 km | Japan: E OFF IWATE PREF | NIED |
| 4.5 | 60 km | Eastern Honshu, Japan | RaspberryShake |
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