Date & time | Dec 7, 2022 17:57:03 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:57 am (GMT +9) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.2 |
Depth | 66.8 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.292°N / 141.425°E ![]() |
Antipode | 38.292°S / 38.575°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
Nearest volcano | Narugo (78 km / 48 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 18 km (11 mi) SE of Ishinomaki (Miyagi) (pop: 117,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SE of Yamoto (Higashimatsushima, Miyagi) (pop: 32,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) ESE of Matsushima (Miyagi) (pop: 16,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) E of Schiogama (Prefettura di Miyagi) (pop: 59,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) SE of Wakuya (Tōda Gun, Miyagi) (pop: 18,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Rifu (Miyagi) (pop: 35,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) E of Sendai (Miyagi) (pop: 1,063,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 328 km (204 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.2 | 67 km | Japan: KINKAZAN REGION | NIED |