Minor mag. 2.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 54 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 5:53 am (GMT +9) -
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Séisme mineur magnitude 2.6 at 48 km depth
15 Feb 20:59 UTC: Premier à signaler: NIED après 6 minutes.
Date & time: 15 Feb 2021 20:53:09 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mardi, 16 févr. 2021 05:53 (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.6
Profondeur: 47.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.351°N / 142.103°E
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Japon)Volcan le plus près: Osore-yama (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km ESE de Hachinohe (pop: 239,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
71 km ENE de Ichinohe (pop: 15,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
71 km ESE de Misawa (pop: 42,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
80 km N de Miyako (pop: 51,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
99 km N de Yamada (Shimohei-gun) (pop: 20,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
109 km NE de Morioka (pop: 295,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
127 km ESE de Aomori (pop: 298,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
141 km E de Hirosaki (pop: 175,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
183 km ENE de Akita (pop: 320,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
560 km NNE de Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
3.7°C (39 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 21 m/s (42 kts) from W
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Clear Sky
3.7°C (39 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 21 m/s (42 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
| 2.6 | 48 km | NE OFF IWATE PREF, Japan | NIED |
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