Date & time | Dec 8, 2022 05:35:36 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:35 pm (GMT +9) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.6 |
Depth | 56.6 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.952°N / 141.84°E ![]() |
Antipode | 37.952°S / 38.16°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
Nearest volcano | Zao (124 km / 77 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 70 km (43 mi) SE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) SE of Yamoto (Higashimatsushima) (pop: 32,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) ESE of Schiogama (pop: 59,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (54 mi) ESE of Rifu (pop: 35,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) E of Watari (pop: 36,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (54 mi) E of Iwanuma (pop: 42,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) ESE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 316 km (196 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SE of Tashiro Jima Island (pop: 100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.6 | 57 km | Japan: SE OFF MIYAGI PREF | NIED |