Strong Quake Strikes Off the Coast of Fukushima

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 08, 07
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M6.8 Quake Strikes East of Iwaki, Japan

Centered at 37.0N, 142.6E the quake struck at a signature depth of10km and was felt throughout Japan’s main Island of Honshu.

The quake was followed by at least 2 aftershocks, as of posting.

EQ Details [JMA]

Magnitude: 6.8Mw
Region: Fukushima-ken Oki
Time Occurred: 04:22 JST [UTC + 9] 12 Jul 2014 (JST)
Location: 37.0N, 142.6E depth=10 km

EQ Details [USGS/EHP]

Distances:

• 129km (80mi) ESE of Namie, Japan
• 131km (81mi) E of Iwaki, Japan
• 147km (91mi) ENE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
• 151km (94mi) ENE of Takahagi, Japan
• 284km (176mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan

EQ Location Map

Tsunami Status

No Tsunami Warnings, Advisories or Watches are in effect.

However, small tsunamis of about 20 cm were observed at several coastal locations in the northeast, said Japan’s weather agency.

Mass Evacuations

Tens of thousands of people in dozens of coastal towns and villages were evacuated fearing a repeat of March 11 tsunami that left thousands of people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.

Related Earthquakes

Magnitude: 5.3Mw [USGS/EHP]
Event Time: 2014-07-11 13:11:46UTC
Location: 26.299°N 125.801°E depth=117.5km (73.0mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 174km (108mi) NNE of Hirara, Japan
• 187km (116mi) W of Itoman, Japan
• 187km (116mi) W of Tomigusuku, Japan
• 188km (117mi) W of Naha-shi, Japan
• 1,254km (779mi) S of Seoul, South Korea

FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for Japan

FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on Japan seismicity, California ditto.

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 Related Links

• Significant Quake Strikes S of Fukushima, Japan July 10, 2014
• M5.9 Quake Strikes Sick Japan July 5, 2014
• M6.2 Quake Strikes Japan Region July 1, 2014