Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan

mer., 8 déc. 2021, 13:58

13:58 PM | AUTEUR : EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.2 quake 8 Dec 10:44 pm (GMT +9)

Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Japan near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021, at 10:44 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5.6 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Naze (pop. 41,400) located 104 km from the epicenter.

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Date & heure: Dec 8, 2021 10:44 pm (GMT +9) local time (8 Dec 2021 13:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Profondeur: 5.6 km
Épicentre latitude / longitude: 29.3°N / 129.38°E

(East China Sea, Japan)
Source de données principale: NIED

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