Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan Trench, E of Fukushima

KAT – 334G

M6.0 quake strikes 250km E of Namie, Fukushima, Japan

Earthquake Details:

Magnitude: 6.0 mww [USGS]
Location: 37.485°N, 143.954°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-10-06
07:59:33.110 (UTC)

 

Earthquake Rattles Fukushima Daiichi Nuked Power Plant

M5.4 earthquake strikes 7km SE of crippled Fukushima Daiichi NPP

Centered at 37.349°N, 141.097°E, about 7km southeast of the stricken nuclear plant (37.316N, 141.027E), the  quake struck at a depth of 28.2 km (17.5 mi), reported USGS/EHP.

The quake was reported as a magnitude 5.5 by Japan’s weather agency, and registered 4 on the local Seismic Intensity Scale (1 to 7).

EQ Details
Magnitude: 5.4Mw
Location: 37.349°N, 141.097°E; depth=28.2 km (17.5 mi)
Time: 2015-10-21 06:04:49 (UTC)
Nearby Cities

• 17km (11mi) SSE of Namie, Japan
• 38km (24mi) NNE of Iwaki, Japan
• 46km (29mi) ESE of Funehiki, Japan
• 55km (34mi) E of Miharu, Japan
• 223km (139mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan

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