Minor mag. 2.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 94 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, on Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 1:48 am (GMT +9) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 13 Feb 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9), which had occurred 2 semaines earlier.
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Séisme mineur magnitude 2.6 at 34 km depth
2 Mar 16:55 UTC: Premier à signaler: NIED après 7 minutes.
Date & time: 2 Mar 2021 16:48:10 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mercredi, 3 mars 2021 01:48 (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 2.6
Profondeur: 33.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.82°N / 141.772°E
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Japon)Volcan le plus près: Zao (122 km / 76 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
78 km ENE de Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
78 km SSE de Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
83 km SE de Yamoto (Higashimatsushima) (pop: 32,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
84 km ESE de Watari (pop: 36,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
85 km SE de Shiogama (pop: 59,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
86 km ESE de Iwanuma (pop: 42,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
89 km E de Kakuda (pop: 33,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
90 km SE de Rifu (pop: 35,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
94 km ESE de Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
301 km NE de Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
4.3°C (40 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 15 m/s (29 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Overcast Clouds
4.3°C (40 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 15 m/s (29 kts) from NNWEstimated 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 | 34 km | SE OFF MIYAGI PREF, Japan | NIED |
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