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Posted by feww on February 21, 2015
M6.0 quake occurs E of Iwate, Japan
Centered at 39.846°N, 143.456°E the quake occurred about 130km E of Miyako (568km NE of Tokyo, Japan) at a depth of 10.0km, said USGS/EHP.
At least three significant foreshocks, measuring 4.8Mw, 4.9Mw and 4.7Mw, preceded the event.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.0Mw
Location: 39.846°N 143.456°E Depth=10.0 km
Event Time: 2015-02-21 at 10:13:54 UTC
Tsunami Evaluation: NO tsunami threat.
Other Significant Quakes in Japan Region Today
M5.3 about 50km SSE of Shizunai, Japan
Location: 41.939°N, 142.664°E
Depth: 57.2 km
Time: 2015-02-20 at 19:28:27 UTC
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan
FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California seismicity to protest Internet censorship, Google’s manipulation of information, theft of FIRE-EARTH intellectual property and other reasons, as stated earlier on the blog.
The Team has suspended its research also on Japan seismicity due to the resurgence of militarism in that country and other reasons that have been stated previously.
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Posted by feww on February 20, 2015
M 6.3 strikes 140km E of Miyako, Japan
Centered at 39.85°N, 143.57°E the quake occurred at a depth of 13.5km, said USGS/EHP.
The event, precede by a foreshock measuring 4.3Mw, was the third significant earthquake to strike the region since February 17.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.3Mw
Location: 39.847°N, 143.569°E
Depth: 13.5 km
Time: 2015-02-20 04:25:24 UTC
Tsunami Evaluation: NO tsunami threat.
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan
FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California seismicity to protest Internet censorship, Google’s manipulation of information, theft of FIRE-EARTH intellectual property and other reasons, as stated earlier on the blog.
The Team has suspended its research also on Japan seismicity due to the resurgence of militarism in that country and other reasons that have also been stated previously.
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Posted by feww on February 17, 2015
M5.7 quake strikes 8km east of Kuji,Iwate Pref., Japan
Centered at 40.1N, 142.1E the quake struck at a depth of about 50km, said Japan’s weather agency.
The quake measured up to ‘Upper 5’ on Japan’s seismicity scale of 1 to 7, and was followed by at least two aftershocks, as of posting.
EQ Details [USGS/EHP]
Magnitude: 5.8Mw
Time: 2015-02-17 04:46:38 UTC
Location: 40.178°N 141.891°E
Depth: 40.4 km
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Posted by feww on February 17, 2015
Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes ENE of Miyako, Japan
Centered at 39.9N, 144.5E the quake occurred at a depth of 10km, said Japan’s weather agency.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.9Mw
Occurred at 08:06JST 17 February 2015
Location: 39.9N, 144.5E
Depth: 10km
Region: Sanriku Oki
Approximate Distances:
- 80km ENE of Miyako, Japan
- 530km NNE of Tokyo
Tsunami Evaluation: Tsunami warnings and advisories were issued, but they have been cancelled, as of posting.
Aftershocks: At least 4 significant aftershocks have occurred, as of posting.
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan
FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California seismicity to protest Internet censorship, Google’s manipulation of information, theft of FIRE-EARTH intellectual property and other reasons, as stated earlier on the blog.
The Team has suspended its research also on Japan seismicity due to the resurgence of militarism in that country and other reasons that have also been stated previously.
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Posted by feww on June 3, 2013
Use FIRE-EARTH Disaster Forecasts at Your Peril
Since early 2011 the blog Moderators have been aware that the disaster forecasts posted on this blog have been used by major financial traders for trading stocks and forex.
In the latest instance, they’ve extrapolated the period between the time when Japan earthquake forecasts and certain other messages were posted on FIRE-EARTH and date of the Great East Japan Earthquake, using the sampling for their so-called “disaster trading.”
Let there be no doubt that the steps we’ve taken to prevent the abuse will continue to foil their attempts.
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Posted by feww on March 9, 2012
on November 19, 2011 FIRE-EARTH posted the following forecast:
Earlier today, MSNBC posted the following:
We won’t ask, what new data? However, note the researchers’ inappropriate use of the term “mirror image,” which they almost certainly borrowed from earlier FIRE-EARTH forecast [https://feww.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/new-round-of-geo-assualt/] but used it in the wrong context. Their slick prophecy about the time of occurrence, “it could be sooner rather than later,” is also mysteriously consistent with the above FIRE-EARTH forecast(i.e, short term). Though the researchers fail to say how they arrived at their conclusion or where it came from.
Quake catastrophe like Japan’s could hit Pacific Northwest, new data show
“It’s just like Japan, only a mirror image,” said Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist at the University of Hawaii and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
“Where are we here? Are we close or are we not close?” he asked. “I think the suspicion is that it could be sooner rather than later.” [Based on what assumptions?]
[…]
Like Fryer, he called the Pacific Northwest trench a “mirror image” of the Japanese trench — except potentially even more dangerous.
“In this mirror image, one can see that if the same earthquake occurred in Cascadia, the fault would rupture to a significant distance inland, since the Cascadia trench sits much closer to the coastline than the trench off the coast of Japan,” Anderson said.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/08/10603138-quake-catastrophe-like-japans-could-hit-pacific-northwest-new-data-show
NOTHING SACRED in SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
MAJOR GEOLOGICAL EPISODES that are likely to IMPACT THE ENTIRE WESTERN UNITED STATES, as forecast by FIRE-EARTH, will comprise a number of discrete events, including at least several ‘surprises.’
Readers who are in doubt about the originality of the research at Hawaii and Nevada universities, could put their minds at rest of course by emailing the two academics named in the MSNBC article and asking them for details of those events (e.g, type, sequence, scale, probability of occurrence…).
JAPAN Region Earthquake Forecast
In Japan Earthquake Forecast, posted on February 14, 2012, we said:
A Note to Seismologists at Tokyo University and Tohoku University, Japan
FIRE-EARTH MODERATORS STRONGLY URGE YOU TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND REFRAIN FROM PIGGYBACK RIDING ON OUR FORECASTS.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE MADE US EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO POST ANY FUTURE EARTHQUAKE FORECAST.
Staff at Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes & Volcanic Eruptions, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University are strongly advised to focus on probability of the next major earthquake in China.
How could researchers from 4 different universities located on the opposite ends of Pacific Ocean, about 9,000km (5,500 miles) apart bluff their way in identical ways, fooling their respective taxpayers into believing they know their science? Is there a common link between Japan earthquake researchers, and their counterparts in Western U.S.?
Interestingly, it seems there is a solid link. Read the rest of MSNBC article Quake catastrophe like Japan’s could hit Pacific Northwest, new data show.
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WARNING: Many parts of the United States could become ‘unrecognizable’ due to extreme climatic, geophysical and geological episodes over the next 18 months: FIRE-EARTH Forecast
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Posted by feww on January 28, 2012
Large Quake Measuring about 8.3Mw Could Strike Near Iwaki, Japan: FIRE-EARTH
FIRE-EARTH Models show a large earthquake measuring up to 8.3Mw could strike within a 50-km radius of Iwaki, Japan.
Forecast Details
- Magnitude: Up to 8.3Mw
- Position: 50km radius of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Probability of Occurrence
- Feb – May 2012: 74% (Peak Occurrence: April 18, am JST)
- Jun – Nov 2012: 68%
- Dec 2012 – Dec 2015 : ~ 50%
- Jan – Apr 2016: >70%
- Probability of Event occurring onshore: 60%
[NOTE: This forecast may be affected by other seismic events in the region. For UPDATES see comments section below.]
Previous Forecasts
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Posted by feww on July 10, 2011
Mega Quake Measuring about 9.6Mw Could Strike Near Fukushima, Japan: FIRE-EARTH
FIRE-EARTH Models show that a large earthquake measuring up to 9.6Mw could strike within a 130 km coast of Fukushima, Japan.
Forecast Details:
- Magnitude: Up to 9.6Mw
- Estimated Depth: 15km (±5km)
- Location: Epicentered near 37.63ºN, 142.45ºE
- Position: 130km east of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan
- Expected Time of occurrence: July – October 2011
- Probability of Occurrence: 72%
JPTRMT1 – FIRE-EARTH estimates that about 80 exajoules (EJ) of tectonic stress energy could be accumulated in Japan Region between now and early 2016.
FIRE-EARTH Models show that most of the energy would be released as large earthquakes including a massive shock, a Megathrust earthquake, the largest on record, measuring 10.0+Mw, which could release about 64EJ of energy.
[NOTE: The 1960 Valdivia earthquake—The Great Chilean Earthquake—is the largest ever recorded earthquake measuring 9.5Mw. The quake struck on May 22, 1960 at 38.29ºS, 73.0ºW. Seismic moment release: ~ 11.3 EJ]
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Posted by feww on March 29, 2011
Megaquakes could split Honshu island
Strong shock strikes about 126 km ENE from Iwaki, Japan
FIRE-EARTH believes the recent strong shocks may be foreshocks to one or more “Earth Shattering” Megaquakes striking the region. Up to 4 Megaquakes [M ≥8.0] Could Strike Japan Region by 2015. The earthquakes could potentially split Honshu island.
See earlier earthquake forecasts posted at Japan Earthquakes: FIRE-EARTH Forecasts and Recent History.
The following quake details has just been released by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Earthquake Information (Information on seismic intensity at each site)
Issued at 19:59 JST 29 Mar 2011
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: very shallow
Location: 37.4ºN 142.4ºE
Occurred at 19:54 JST 29 Mar 2011
Region Name: Fukushima-ken Oki (Offshore Fukushima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan)
Distances (USGS)
- 126 km (78 miles) ENE (72°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
- 152 km (94 miles) SE (127°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
- 161 km (100 miles) ESE (102°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
- 296 km (184 miles) NE (48°) from TOKYO, Japan
Earthquake Location Map
10-degree Map Centered at 35°N,140°E
Source: USGS
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Posted by feww on March 13, 2011
Japan Earthquakes: A Summary of Forecasts by FIRE-EARTH Blog
A number of colleagues and some of our readers have asked for a summary of the earthquake forecasts for Japan that were made by this blog.
1. On May 18, 2009 FIRE-EARTH said:
A powerful earthquake could strike near south coast of Honshu in late June – September 2009
FEWW Forecast: A magnitude 7.8+ quake could strike the Tokyo Bay area in the next 30-90 days.
Details of Forecast
Magnitude: 7.8 or larger
Estimated Date: June 14, 2009 [Uncertainty T+ 60 days]
Epicenter: 35.56°N, 139.98ºE
Location: Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan
Depth: 8km [Uncertainty: +/- 2.4km]
Distances:
- 8 km south of Tokyo Disneyland
- 12 km SE of Imperial Palace
- 14 km WSW of Chiba City
- 19 km NE of Yokohama
Horizontal Uncertainty: +/- 3.8 km
Probability of Occurrence: 0.8
2. Between 9 – 12 August 2009, within the 60-day uncertainty time period stated in the forecast, 3 strong to powerful shocks struck Japan Region redistributing the earthquake stress energy and affecting the FIRE-EARTH Tokyo EQ Forecast:
1. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1Mw struck about 165km W of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, at a depth of 303.1km at on August 9, 2009 at 10:55:56 UTC. [EQ No 1 on the location map below.]
2. A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 occurred about 30km SSW of Shizuoka, Japan, at a depth of 30km at 20:07:07 UTC on Monday, August 10, 2009. [No 2 on the location map below.]
3. A 3rd earthquake [this report] measuring 6.7 occurred about 60km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan region at a depth of 51 km at 22:48:51 UTC on August 12, 2009. [No 3 on the location map below.]
Location map of the three significant earthquakes that struck Japan between 9 and 12 August 2009. Original Map: USGS
3. On August 17, 2009 after a 4th strong quake had struck Japan Region, having analyzed the new data, FIRE-EARTH forecast that as many as 10 additional magnitude 6+ quakes could yet strike the region [before a catastrophic event occurs.]
Posted by feww on August 17, 2009
Magnitude 6.8 Quake Strikes Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Volcanic Activity Forecast
FEWW Moderators also believe there is a strong probability (0.8+) that the submarine Unnamed Volcano located East of Taiwan at 24.00N, 121.83E could erupt in 2009. [See previous comment.]
4. See below for a list of the shocks forecasted.
5. List of the Latest Forecasts
JAPAN’s Sendai Quake Aftershocks
At least 25 aftershocks have been reported by Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) since yesterday’s powerful 7.2Mw quake which struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, about 168km east of the city of Sendai.
Two of the largest shocks measured M6.1 and 6.8, striking Sanriku Oki region at 03:45 JST [03:51 JST 10 Mar 2011] and 06:24 JST [06:29 JST 10 Mar 2011] respectively.
FIRE-EARTH forecasts intense seismic activity in Japan Region during the 2011 – 2015 period.
Further deatails would be released on the need-to-know basis, partly to prevent Internet prophets from cashing in on FIRE-EARTH forecasts.
FEWW Forecast
More powerful earthquakes, some related to this event, could strike Japan Region, much closer to the coastal areas.
On June 13, 2010, FIRE-EARTH forecast
Fire Earth Model shows that Japan region could be struck by up to 4 additional strong to large earthquakes possibly this year/early next year, one of which could be a catastrophic event.
Japan region could be struck by up to 3 additional strong to large earthquakes by end 2010/early 2011, one of which could be a catastrophic event.
Waves of Intense Seismic Activity Could Strike Eastern Honshu, Japan
The earthquakes could affect a wide region within 100 to 150 km radius of Tokyo Bay area.
FIRE-EARTH forecasts intense seismic activity in Japan Region during the 2011 – 2015 period.
Further deatails would be released on the need-to-know basis, partly to prevent Internet prophets from cashing in on FIRE-EARTH forecasts.
6. NEW FORECAST: As Many as 4 Large Earthquakes Could Strike Japan Region by 2015
This quake may be a foreshock, with a larger event yet to follow: FIRE-EARTH
Posted by feww on September 13, 2010, FEWW warned:
2011 SIX TIMES MORE DISASTROUS THAN 2010
Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population
The impact of anthropogenic and human-enhanced natural disasters on the population will be 600 percent more severe in 2011 compared with 2010: Fire-Earth Forecast
Earth is critically wounded and diseased as a result of human assault and battery.
Humans’ first wave of serious [near-fatal] assault on the planet began in the early 1980s and has since heightened in severity.
Our feverish planet‘s fight against the pathogens is entering a critical phase. The earth’s defense mechanism is employing geophysical phenomenon, as a result of which the impact of natural disasters on human population is intensifying.
In 2007 EDRO models showed that the intensity of disasters caused as a result of the planet’s self-healing process would lead to the first wave of collapse of the population centers, globally by about 2012.
It has!
The collapse has already started and would ultimately lead to the extinction [possibly the near-extinction] of human race.
For the EDRO forecast to be true, the final years leading to the start of collapse, namely 2010, 2011 and 2012, must necessarily be progressively more disastrous.
Based on its models, Fire-Earth Moderators forecast in late December 2009 that 2010 would prove to be the most disastrous year on record. And with more than 100 days left to the end of this year, the forecast has already proven to be true and accurate.
What about 2011?
Fire-Earth models show that the impact of anthropogenic and human-enhanced natural disasters would be about 600 percent more severe in 2011 compared with this year.
Based on our findings, we estimate that between one-third and one-half of the world population could be affected in some way by various disasters that are forecast to occur in 2011.
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Posted by feww on November 30, 2010
Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Bonin Islands, Rattling Japan’s Entire Eastern Seaboard
The quake struck at a depth of about 480km, too deep to cause a tsunami.
Earthquake Location Map. Cross shows epicenter of the 6.9Mw quake, while the colored bubbles indicate the intensity at various monitoring centers in Japan. Source: Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA). Image may be subject to copyright.
Quake Details (JMA)
- Time Occurred: 12:25 (JST) 30 Nov 2010
- Epicenter: 28.4N, 139.7E
- Dept: 480km
- Magnitude: 6.9 Mw
- Region Name: Ogasawara-shoto Seiho-oki (Bonin Islands), Japan Region
Distances (USGS)
- 335 km (210 miles) WNW of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
- 455 km (285 miles) NNW of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
- 525 km (325 miles) S of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
- 810 km (500 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan
Japan Earthquake Forecasts (FEWW)
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Posted by feww on June 13, 2010
Quake Measuring 6.2Mw Strikes East of Japan’s Main Island of Honshu
The 6.2Mw quake was epicentered at 37.4N, 141.8E and struck at a depth 40km off the east coast of Honshu near Fukushima Prefecture, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported.
JMA did not issue a tsunami warning, alert or watch.
Tremors were reportedly felt in the neighboring Tokyo, Miyagi, Yamagata, Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures, but there was no report of damage or injury, as of posting.
Two nuclear power plants located in the Fukushima prefecture were operating normally, The Tokyo Electric Power Co. said, media reported.
Fire Earth Model shows that Japan region could be struck by up to 4 additional strong to large earthquakes possibly this year/early next year, one of which could be a catastrophic event.
Earthquake Details: GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
- Region: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan
- Time: 2010-06-13 03:32:57.7 UTC
- Magnitude: 6.2
- Epicenter: 141.75°E 37.47°N
- Depth: 24 km
Distance [USGS/EHP]
- 75 km (45 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
- 110 km (65 miles) ESE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
- 110 km (70 miles) E of Koriyama, Honshu, Japan
- 255 km (155 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Earthquake Location Map. © Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum – GFZ
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Posted by feww on October 30, 2009
Powerful Earthquake measuring up to 7.2 Mw Strikes RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Background:
A powerful earthquake measuring up to 7.2 Mw occurred in Ryukyu Islands, Japan, about 280 km (175 miles) SSW of Kagoshima, Kyushu, at a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles), on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 07:03 UTC.
Referring to an earlier forecast, FEWW Moderators believe an additional series of 6 – 7 quakes measuring ≥ 6.0 Mw could strike Japan region in the coming weeks.
FEWW Moderators had previously anticipated more powerful earthquakes in the region, including as many as 10 additional magnitude 6+ quakes to strike the region in the coming weeks.
A moderate earthquake measuring up to 5.3 Mw struck near 29.165°N, 130.061°Eclose to the latest event on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 06:17 UTC at a depth of about 47.5 km (29.5 miles).
10-degree Map Centered at 30°N,130°E
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Map enhanced by FEWW.
Earthquake Details:
- Reported Magnitude: 6.9 [Maximum quake magnitude estimated by FEWW at 7.2 Mw]
- Date-Time:
- Friday, October 30, 2009 at 07:03:39 UTC
- Friday, October 30, 2009 at 04:03:39 PM at epicenter
- Location: 29.154°N, 129.903°E
- Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles)
- Region: RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
- Distances:
- 280 km (175 miles) SSW of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
- 340 km (210 miles) SSW of Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
- 400 km (245 miles) NNE of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- 1170 km (730 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles)
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2009njal
Seismic Hazard Map [USGS]
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
Historic Seismicity [Source: USGS?EHP]
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
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Posted by feww on August 13, 2009
More Powerful Quakes May Strike Region:FEWW
Magnitude 6.7 Mw the third significant quake to strike Japan region in three days
Another powerful earthquake measuring 6.7Mw occurred about 60km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan Region, USGS reported, striking at a depth of 51 km at 22:48:51 UTC on Wednesday.
A moderate aftershock measuring 4.7 reportedly occurred about three hours later, on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 01:53:06 UTC [USGS Event ID: us2009kgad.] See smaller square in red superimposed on the mainshock marked in orange.
10-degree Map Centered at 35°N,140°E
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS
This Earthquake
- Magnitude: 6.7
- Date-Time:
- Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 22:48:51 UTC
- Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 07:48:51 AM at epicenter
- Location: 32.816°N, 140.382°E
- Depth: 51 km (31.7 miles) set by location program
- Region: IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
- Distances:
- 60 km (40 miles) ESE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
- 300 km (190 miles) SE of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
- 320 km (200 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan
- 325 km (200 miles) SE of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
- Parameters: NST=156, Nph=156, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: us2009kfcp
This earthquake was the third significant seismic event to strike Japan region in just over 72 hours.
1. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1Mw struck about 165km W of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, at a depth of 303.1km at on August 9, 2009 at 10:55:56 UTC. [EQ No 1 on the location map below.]
2. A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 occurred about 30km SSW of Shizuoka, Japan, at a depth of 30km at 20:07:07 UTC on Monday, August 10, 2009. [No 2 on the location map below.]
3. A 3rd earthquake [this report] measuring 6.7 occurred about 60km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan region at a depth of 51 km at 22:48:51 UTC on August 12, 2009. [No 3 on the location map below.]
Location map of the three significant earthquakes that struck Japan between 9 and 12 August 2009. Original Map: USGS
Earthquake Location Maps [USGS]
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green [Source: USGS]
Seismic Hazard Map
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green [Source: USGS]
Historic Seismicity
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green [Source: USGS]
Tsunami Information
Japan Meteorological Agency reported NO tsunami damage by this earthquake, but said there may be slight sea level changes in the region.
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