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Mag. 6.5 earthquake - - 144km W of Makurazaki, Japan on Friday, 13 November 2015

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - SW OFF KYUSHU on Friday, 13 November 2015

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - SW OFF KYUSHU on Friday, 13 November 2015
Date & time: Friday, 13 November 2015 20:51 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Nov 14, 2015 05:51:39.04
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 24.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.185°N / 129.141°E (Japon)
Nearest volcano: Kikai (120 km)
Primary data source: NIED
Estimated released energy: 8.9*10^13 J (24.8 GWh / 21301 tons of TNT / 1.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 13 Nov 2015
Fri, 13 Nov 20:51 UTCM 6.7 / 10 kmNorthwest of Ryukyu IslandsGFZ
Fri, 13 Nov 20:51 UTCM 6.6 / 10 km NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDSEMSC
Fri, 13 Nov 20:51 UTCM 6.7 / 12 km- 140km WSW of Makurazaki, JapanUSGS
Fri, 13 Nov 20:51 UTCM 6.7 / 12 kmWSW of Makurazaki, JapanGeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
steve friedler / MMI IX (Violent shaking): it defintly rustled my jimmies
Makurazaki / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Jeju-si (South Korea) (349 km NW from epicenter)(no details): I woke up to unexplained waves of movement, thought I was crazy, then the building gave a little acknowledgement of movement. (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

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