Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - Ibaraki, 16 km north of Noda, Chiba, Japan, on Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 1:53 pm (GMT +9) -
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Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 47 km depth
3 Jul 05:00 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 3, 2022 04:53:42 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 1:53 pm (GMT +9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 46.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.094°N / 139.885°E  (Bandō-shi, Ibaraki, Japan) |
| Antipode | 36.094°S / 40.115°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Nearest volcano | Akagi (80 km / 50 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Iwai (pop: 42,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) E of Sakai (pop: 26,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) NW of Mitsukaidō (pop: 41,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Koga (pop: 58,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Tsukuba (pop: 175,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) NE of Saitama (pop: 1,193,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) WSW of Mito (pop: 246,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  32.6°C (91 F), humidity: 36%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from WNW |
| 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 | 47 km | Japan: SW IBARAKI PREF | NIED |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.5, 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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