Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 34 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, on Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 6:25 pm (GMT +9) -
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Séisme faible magnitude 4.1 at 63 km depth
27 Jan 09:32 UTC: Premier à signaler: NIED après 6 minutes.
Update Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 09:36
Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake 34 km northeast of Iwaki, Japan4.1 quake 27 Jan 6:25 pm (GMT +9)
Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan. The tremor was recorded early evening on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 6:25 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 62.9 km below the surface.
The event was filed by NIED, the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Namie (pop. 21,900) located 19 km from the epicenter, Iwaki (pop. 357,300) 34 km away, Sukagawa (pop. 68,800) 61 km away, Kōriyama (pop. 340,600) 61 km away, Motomiya (pop. 22,700) 63 km away, Nihommatsu (pop. 36,300) 63 km away, Kitaibaraki (pop. 50,800) 66 km away, Takahagi (pop. 33,600) 74 km away, and Kakuda (pop. 33,200) 77 km away.
The event was filed by NIED, the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Namie (pop. 21,900) located 19 km from the epicenter, Iwaki (pop. 357,300) 34 km away, Sukagawa (pop. 68,800) 61 km away, Kōriyama (pop. 340,600) 61 km away, Motomiya (pop. 22,700) 63 km away, Nihommatsu (pop. 36,300) 63 km away, Kitaibaraki (pop. 50,800) 66 km away, Takahagi (pop. 33,600) 74 km away, and Kakuda (pop. 33,200) 77 km away.
Earthquake data:
Date & time: 27 Jan 2021 09:25:58 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mercredi, 27 janv. 2021 18:25 (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 4.1
Profondeur: 62.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.321°N / 141.071°E
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Japon)Volcan le plus près: Adatara (78 km / 48 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km SSE de Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
34 km NNE de Iwaki (pop: 357,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
46 km ESE de Funehikimachi-funehiki (Tamura) (pop: 23,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
53 km ESE de Miharu (pop: 19,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
61 km E de Sukagawa (pop: 68,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
61 km E de Kōriyama (pop: 340,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
63 km ESE de Nihommatsu (pop: 36,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
66 km NNE de Kitaibaraki (pop: 50,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
219 km NNE de Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
246 km NNE de Yokohama (pop: 3,574,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
7.5°C (46 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from W
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Broken Clouds
7.5°C (46 F), humidity: 56%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
| 4.1 | 63 km | E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF, Japan | NIED |
| 4.0 | 60 km | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN | EMSC |
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