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M 4.6 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2015-02-20 11:09:14 UTC
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| Magnitude | mb 4.6 | | Region | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN | | Date time | 2015-02-20 11:09:14.1 UTC | | Location | 40.07 N ; 142.44 E | | Depth | 3 km | | Distances | 242 km NE of Sendai-shi, Japan / pop: 1,037,562 / local time: 20:09:14.1 2015-02-20
117 km E of Morioka-shi, Japan / pop: 295,172 / local time: 20:09:14.1 2015-02-20
64 km NE of Miyako, Japan / pop: 51,721 / local time: 20:09:14.1 2015-02-20
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Source parameters reviewed by a seismologistReferences for tectonic plate boundaries:
Coffin, M.F., Gahagan, L.M., and Lawver, L.A., 1998, Present-day Plate Boundary Digital Data Compilation. University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Technical Report No. 174, pp. 5.
Maps view: Seismicity from the previous 7 days in the area  . |
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Regional instrumental seismicityThis seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.
Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to origin time
| Date |
Long. |
Lat. |
Mag. |
Death |
Location |
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| 1611-12-02 | 144.0 | 39.0 | 8.1 | 5000 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1640-07-31 | 140.7 | 42.1 | ? | 700 | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION |
| 1644-10-18 | 140.0 | 39.4 | 6.5 | 63 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1694-06-19 | 140.1 | 40.2 | 7.0 | 394 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1704-05-27 | 140.0 | 40.4 | 7.0 | 77 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1766-03-08 | 140.6 | 40.7 | 7.3 | 1335 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1793-02-17 | 144.5 | 38.5 | 8.3 | 720 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1804-07-10 | 140.0 | 39.1 | 7.0 | 313 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1810-09-25 | 139.9 | 39.9 | 6.5 | 60 | NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1823-09-29 | 141.1 | 40.0 | 5.9 | 73 | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1833-12-07 | 139.3 | 38.9 | 7.7 | 100 | NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1835-07-20 | 142.5 | 38.5 | 7.0 | many | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1856-08-23 | 142.3 | 41.0 | 7.7 | 38 | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION |
| 1894-10-22 | 139.9 | 38.9 | 7.0 | 726 | NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1896-06-15 | 144.0 | 39.5 | 8.2 | 22000 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1896-08-31 | 140.7 | 39.5 | 7.2 | 209 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1914-03-15 | 140.4 | 39.5 | 7.1 | 94 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1933-03-03 | 144.5 | 39.2 | 8.1 | 3064 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1939-05-01 | 139.7 | 39.9 | 6.8 | 27 | NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1952-03-04 | 144.1 | 41.8 | 8.2 | 33 | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION |
| 1968-05-16 | 143.6 | 40.7 | 7.9 | 52 | OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1978-06-12 | 142.2 | 38.2 | 7.4 | 28 | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 1983-05-26 | 139.1 | 40.4 | 7.7 | 108 | NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2008-06-13 | 140.6 | 39.1 | 7.0 | 13 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2008-07-23 | 141.5 | 39.8 | 6.8 | 1 | EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2011-03-11 | 142.5 | 38.3 | 9.0 | 1475 | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| 2011-04-07 | 141.6 | 38.3 | 7.1 | 3 | NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
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