Moderate 4.5 quake hits near Ushiku, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki, Japan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Ushiku, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 65.1 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday 24 May 2021 at 4:09 am local time. 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 Fujishiro (pop. 33,100) located 3 km from the epicenter, Ushiku (pop. 80,000) 3 km away, Ryūgasaki (pop. 85,800) 6 km away, Toride (pop. 80,700) 7 km away, Ami (pop. 48,300) 12 km away, Moriya (pop. 56,600) 13 km away, Abiko (pop. 131,800) 14 km away, Tokyo (pop. 8,336,600) 49 km away, Mito (pop. 246,500) 54 km away, and Yokohama (pop. 3,574,400) 71 km away.

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Earthquake data:
Data & ora: 24 May 2021 4:09 am (GMT +9) local time (23 May 2021 19:09 GMT)
Magnitudine: 4.5
Prof.: 65.1 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 35.94°N / 140.14°E (Toride-shi, Ibaraki, Japan)
Fonte dati primaria: NIED