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Minor mag. 2.6 earthquake - 19 km northwest of Chiba, Japan, on Saturday, Sep 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm (GMT +9) -

Minor magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 54 km depth

24 Sep 03:07 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 24, 2022 03:00:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Sep 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	54.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	35.756°N / 140.028°E (Funabashi-shi, Chiba, Japan)
Antipode	35.756°S / 39.972°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Nearest volcano	Hakone (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) SW of Shiroi (pop: 55,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Matsudo (pop: 470,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) S of Abiko (pop: 131,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Kashiwa (pop: 340,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SE of Nagareyama (pop: 156,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Chiba (pop: 919,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) ENE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) NE of Yokohama (Kanagawa) (pop: 3,574,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 25.8°C (78 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	54 km	Japan: NORTHERN CHIBA PREF	NIED

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Ibaraki Yasato (JYT/JP network) | Distance from quake: 55 km / 34 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ibaraki Yasato: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Ibaraki Yasato: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Ibaraki Yasato: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Matsushiro, Japan (MAJO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 186 km / 115 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Matsushiro, Japan: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Matsushiro, Japan: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Matsushiro, Japan: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Gifu Kurokawa (JGF/JP network) | Distance from quake: 242 km / 150 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Gifu Kurokawa: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Gifu Kurokawa: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Gifu Kurokawa: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Hachijojima Island (JHJ2/JP network) | Distance from quake: 294 km / 183 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Hachijojima Island: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Hachijojima Island: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Hachijojima Island: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Kyoto Wachi (JWT/JP network) | Distance from quake: 422 km / 262 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kyoto Wachi: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Kyoto Wachi: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Kyoto Wachi: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.6, 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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