Mag. 4.9 earthquake - 82 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Saturday, 21 Nov 2020 4:01 am (GMT +10) -

Mag. 4.9 earthquake - 82 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Saturday, 21 Nov 2020 4:01 am (GMT +10)

Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 57 km depth

20 Nov 18:11 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 10 minutes.
20 Nov 18:52: Magnitude recalculée de 4.4 à 4.8. Profondeur recalculée de 30.0 à 60.0 km (de 18.6 à 37 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 19 km (12 mi) au WNW.
20 Nov 19:30: Magnitude recalculée de 4.8 à 4.9. Profondeur recalculée de 60.0 à 57.0 km (de 37 à 35 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 9.6 km (6 mi) au ESE.
Update Fri, 20 Nov 2020, 18:15
Light magnitude 4.4 quake hits 91 km southeast of Hachinohe, Japan early morning
4.4 quake 91 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, 21 Nov 4.01 am (GMT +10)
4.4 quake 91 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, 21 Nov 4.01 am (GMT +10)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred early morning on Saturday 21 November 2020 at 4.01 am local time near the town of Miyako, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 30 km. 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.
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 Miyako (pop. 51,700) located 78 km from the epicenter, Hachinohe (pop. 239,000) 91 km away, and Yamada (pop. 20,100) 94 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 20 Nov 2020 18:01:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: samedi, 21 nov. 2020 04:01 (GMT +10)
Magnitude: 4.9
Profondeur: 57.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.23°N / 142.4°E (Océan Pacifique Nord, Japon)
Volcan le plus près: Osore-yama (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
76 km NNE de Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
82 km ESE de Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
93 km NNE de Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
94 km E de Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
99 km ESE de Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
115 km NNE de Kamaishi (pop: 43,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
122 km ENE de Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
152 km NE de Kitakami (pop: 93,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
327 km SSE de Sapporo (pop: 1,883,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
558 km NNE de Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
109 km NNE de Sangan-jima Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
327 km SE de Okushiri Island (pop: 3,340) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 13.7°C (57 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from W
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 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 4.957 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC
M 4.858 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, JapanGFZ
M 4.957 km74 Km ESE of Hachinohe, JapanUSGS

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
254.4 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / not felt / single vertical bump / very short
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