Πολύ δυνατός σεισμός μεγέθους 6.0 - East China Sea, 120 km βόρεια από Naze, Ιαπωνία, Πέμπτη, 9 Δεκ 2021 11:05 (GMT +9) -

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred only 13 minutes ago 106 km north of Naze, Japan, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, in the morning on Thursday, December 9th, 2021, at 11:05 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 6.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Naze (pop. 41,400) located 106 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 100 km² (=39 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 17 km (11 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

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