Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 91 km southeast of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, on Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020 12:08 am (GMT +9) -

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 91 km southeast of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, on Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020 12:08 am (GMT +9)

Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

16 Nov 15:18 UTC: Premier à signaler: GFZ après 11 minutes.
Update Mon, 16 Nov 2020, 15:21
Significant 5.2 quake hits near Naze, Japan
5.2 quake 91 km SE of Naze, Japan, 17 Nov 12.08 am (GMT +9)
5.2 quake 91 km SE of Naze, Japan, 17 Nov 12.08 am (GMT +9)
A shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported after midnight near the town of Naze, Japan.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 12.08 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Naze (pop. 41,400) located 91 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 16 Nov 2020 15:08:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mardi, 17 nov. 2020 00:08 (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 5.2
Profondeur: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.63°N / 129.89°E (Philippines Sea, Japon)
Volcan le plus près: Yokoate-jima (157 km / 98 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
91 km SSE de Naze (pop: 41,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
220 km ENE de Nago (pop: 59,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
245 km NE de Gushikawa (pop: 65,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
252 km NE de Okinawa (pop: 125,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
260 km NE de Ginowan (pop: 91,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
269 km NE de Naha (pop: 300,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
272 km NE de Tomigusuku (pop: 55,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
277 km NE de Itoman (pop: 57,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
442 km S de Kagoshima (pop: 555,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
1289 km SO de Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
226 km ENE de Okinawa Island (pop: 1,301,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
85 km SE de Kakeroma Jima Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 23.8°C (75 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from E
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 5.210 km- 89 km SSE of Naze, JapanGFZ
M 5.010 kmRYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPANEMSC
M 5.011 kmRyukyu Islands, JapanGeoAu
M 5.110 km95 Km SSE of Naze, JapanUSGS
M 5.075 kmRyukyu Islands, JapanBMKG

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
cape town / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):
  • 19 Dec 2020 07:04 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    20 km (12.4 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 17 Nov 2020 07:18 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Nov 2020 16:14 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Nov 2020 15:35 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (7 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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