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M7.3 earthquake - 245km SE of Kamaishi, Japan, Friday, 7 December 2012 at 08:18 (GMT)

Major mag. 7.3 earthquake - 245km SE of Kamaishi, Japan on Friday, 7 December 2012

Major mag. 7.3 earthquake - 245km SE of Kamaishi, Japan on Friday, 7 December 2012
Date & time: Fri, 7 Dec 08:18:24 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 18:18
Magnitude: 7.3
Depth: 36.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.8885°N / 144.09°E (Japon)
Nearest volcano: Narugo (357 km)
Primary data source: USGS
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 7 Dec 2012
Fri, 7 Dec 08:18 UTCM 7.3 / 30 kmOFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 7 Dec 08:18 UTCM 7.3 / 33 kmOff East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 7 Dec 08:18 UTCM 7.3 / 36 kmOff The East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GeoAu
Fri, 7 Dec 08:18 UTCM 7.4 / 46 km三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 08:18 UTCM 7.7 / 10 kmOff East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]BMKG

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
yufyuog / not felt
Misawa (Japan) (372 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Earthquake started small seemed like one small shock then slowed down,. Then it increased and shook my h more strongly.Lasted about 3-5 minutes. Tsunami warning for Misawa for half meter wave and one meter for Sendai area. (via EMSC)
Yokosuka (Japan) (482 km SW from epicenter)(no details): It seemed to last a long time. I felt like I was on a ship. (via EMSC)
Tsukuba (Japan) (400 km SW from epicenter)(no details): shaking time was very long (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 7 Dec 08:31 UTCM 6.2 / 29.2 km - [info]218km SE of Ofunato, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 08:45 UTCM 4.1 / 21 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 08:48 UTCM 5.5 / 34.8 km - [info]209km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 08:48 UTCM 4.6 / 13 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 08:54 UTCM 4.3 / 56 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 08:56 UTCM 3.4 / 52 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 08:59 UTCM 3.5 / 18 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:01 UTCM 4.7 / 35.3 km - [info]210km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 09:03 UTCM 4.6 / 46 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:05 UTCM 4.0 / 45 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:08 UTCM 4.1 / 28 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:09 UTCM 4.1 / 32 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:10 UTCM 4.2 / 45 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:12 UTCM 3.6 / 4 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:13 UTCM 4.7 / 35.1 km - [info]228km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 09:16 UTCM 3.4 / 37 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:17 UTCM 3.6 / 46 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:23 UTCM 4.9 / 23 km - [info]OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 7 Dec 09:23 UTCM 4.8 / 35.1 km - [info]255km ESE of Ofunato, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 09:29 UTCM 4.0 / 50 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:35 UTCM 4.2 / 46 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:38 UTCM 3.6 / 35 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:39 UTCM 3.5 / 36 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:41 UTCM 3.9 / 46 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:42 UTCM 3.7 / 54 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:47 UTCM 3.8 / 45 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:51 UTCM 3.4 / 50 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 09:56 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info]236km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 10:05 UTCM 4.1 / 59 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 10:08 UTCM 4.1 / 46 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 10:13 UTCM 4.1 / 44 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 10:27 UTCM 3.9 / 38 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 11:14 UTCM 3.8 / 54 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 11:29 UTCM 4.0 / 41 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 11:47 UTCM 3.8 / 17 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 11:55 UTCM 3.8 / 51 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 12:05 UTCM 5.0 / 35 km - [info]222km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 12:07 UTCM 4.4 / 46 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 12:18 UTCM 3.9 / 36 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 12:25 UTCM 4.4 / 50 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 12:33 UTCM 4.7 / 34.9 km - [info]227km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 12:36 UTCM 4.3 / 35 km - [info]三陸沖 (Off Sanriku)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 12:47 UTCM 4.6 / 26 km - [info]Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan[Map]GFZ
Fri, 7 Dec 12:48 UTCM 4.8 / 35.1 km - [info]233km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 12:56 UTCM 3.4 / 56 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 12:58 UTCM 5.0 / 34.9 km - [info]215km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan[Map]USGS
Fri, 7 Dec 13:28 UTCM 3.9 / 56 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 13:42 UTCM 3.8 / 53 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 13:57 UTCM 3.6 / 46 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA
Fri, 7 Dec 14:04 UTCM 3.3 / 46 km - [info]福島県沖 (Off Fukushima Pref.)[Map]JMA

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