Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 83 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, on Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 11:45 pm (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 38 minutes earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 47 km depth
13 Feb 14:53 UTC: First to report: NIED after 8 minutes.
Date & time: 13 Feb 2021 14:45:24 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 11:45 pm (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 47.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.557°N / 141.578°E
(North Pacific Ocean, Japan)Nearest volcano: Adatara (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
52 km (32 mi) E of Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SE of Watari (pop: 36,300) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) NE of Iwaki (pop: 357,300) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) ESE of Kakuda (pop: 33,200) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SE of Iwanuma (pop: 42,400) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) SSE of Shiogama (pop: 59,500) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) ESE of Shiroishi (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) SSE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) --> See nearby quakes!
251 km (156 mi) NE of Saitama (pop: 1,193,400) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
10°C (50 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SW
Primary data source: NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Clear Sky
10°C (50 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 47 km | E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF, Japan | NIED |
| 3.7 | 40 km | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN | EMSC |
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