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Minor mag. 2.7 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 4:40 pm (GMT +9) -

Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 39 km depth

9 Dec 07:47 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 9, 2022 07:40:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 4:40 pm (GMT +9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.7
Depth	38.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.103°N / 141.949°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Antipode	40.103°S / 38.051°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)
Nearest volcano	Osore-yama (73 km / 45 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	31 km (19 mi) NNE of Iwaizumi (pop: 8,990) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) N of Miyako (pop: 51,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) ESE of Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) SE of Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) N of Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SE of Misawa (pop: 42,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) NE of Morioka (pop: 295,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 529 km (329 mi) NNE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 5.4°C (42 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10⁸ joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.7	39 km	Japan: NE OFF IWATE PREF	NIED

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Aomori Tenma (JTM/JP network) | Distance from quake: 107 km / 66 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

Seismic station Aomori Tenma: 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: Kamikawa Asahi (JKA/JP network) | Distance from quake: 125 km / 78 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Kamikawa Asahi: 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: Erimo (JEM/JP network) | Distance from quake: 236 km / 146 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Erimo: 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: Eniwa (JEW/JP network) | Distance from quake: 308 km / 191 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Eniwa: 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: Ibaraki Yasato (JYT/JP network) | Distance from quake: 457 km / 284 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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.
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 2.7, 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.

There are no user reports for this quake.

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Feb 20, 2015 04:25 8 years ago	6.3 16 km	139km / 87mi	North Pacific Ocean, 141 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan	More
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Jun 17, 2012 20:32 11 years ago	6.3 36 km	132km / 82mi	North Pacific Ocean, 20 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan	More
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Jul 23, 2011 04:34 12 years ago	6.3 41 km	135km / 84mi	21 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan	More
Mar 11, 2011 07:29 12 years ago	6.3 45 km	124km / 77mi	50 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan	More
Mar 11, 2011 06:15 12 years ago	6.3 35 km	290km / 180mi	443 km NE of Tokyo, Japan	More
Mar 11, 2011 06:06 12 years ago	6.3 43 km	126km / 78mi	47 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan	More
Jul 4, 2010 21:55 13 years ago	6.3 27 km	58km / 36mi	37 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan	More
Oct 3, 2000 04:13 22 years ago	6.3 33 km	102km / 63mi	140 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan	More
Dec 30, 1995 12:11 27 years ago	6.3 22 km	138km / 86mi	158 km E of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan	More
Jul 6, 1988 15:54 35 years ago	6.3 30 km	263km / 163mi	138 km S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan	More
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Jun 14, 1978 11:34 45 years ago	6.3 40 km	202km / 125mi	93 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan	More
Aug 21, 2016 15:58 6 years ago	6.2 10 km	152km / 95mi	North Pacific Ocean, 229 km E of Morioka, Iwate, Japan	More
Dec 7, 2012 08:31 10 years ago	6.2 29 km	287km / 178mi	North Pacific Ocean, 440 km NE of Tokyo, Japan	More
Oct 1, 2012 22:21 10 years ago	6.2 9.7 km	98km / 61mi	North Pacific Ocean, 97 km E of Miyako, Iwate, Japan	More
Nov 24, 2011 10:25 11 years ago	6.2 38 km	208km / 129mi	53 km SE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan	More
Mar 27, 2011 22:23 12 years ago	6.2 19 km	188km / 117mi	36 km E of Kasakai-jima Island, Japan	More
Mar 25, 2011 11:36 12 years ago	6.2 39 km	148km / 92mi	36 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan	More
Mar 25, 2011 11:36 12 years ago	6.2 39 km	148km / 92mi	36 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan	More
Mar 17, 2011 04:13 12 years ago	6.2 29 km	19km / 12mi	58 km N of Miyako, Iwate, Japan	More

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