Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Southeast of Honshu, Japan on Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - North Pacific Ocean, 440 km S of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, miércoles, 15 oct. 2014
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Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 69 km depth
16 Oct 00:10 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 17 minutos.
Oct 16 06:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.7 a 5.5.
Profundidad recalculada de 10.0 a 69.0 km.
Oct 16 06:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.7 a 5.5.
Profundidad recalculada de 10.0 a 69.0 km.
Magnitud: 5.5
Profundidad: 69.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 31.78°N / 140.42°E
(Océano Pacífico Norte, Japón)Volcán mas cercano: Bayonnaise Rocks (60 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
350 km al SSE de Shimoda (pop: 26,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
376 km al SSE de Itō (pop: 71,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
395 km al SSE de Yaizu (pop: 121,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
396 km al S de Yokosuka (pop: 429,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
396 km al SSE de Numazu (pop: 204,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
396 km al SSE de Mishima (pop: 113,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
397 km al SSE de Fujieda (pop: 132,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
401 km al SSE de Kamakura (pop: 166,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
413 km al S de Yokohama (pop: 3,574,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
440 km al S de Tokio (pop: 8,336,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
159 km al SSE de Hachijojima Island (pop: 7,520) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.5 | 69 km | Southeast of Honshu, Japan | GFZ |
| M 5.5 | 50 km | IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION | EMSC |
| M 5.8 | 49 km | 162km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
calgary / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Aftershocks of the M 5.5 terremoto: Océano Pacífico Norte, 440 km al sur de Tokio, Tokyo, Japón Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:53
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - North Pacific Ocean, 440 km S of Tokio, Tokyo, Japan, miércoles, 15 oct. 2014
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