Earthquake with magnitude of Mwp 5.7 on date 14-03-2024 and time 15:14:35 (UTC) in region Near east coast of eastern Honshu, Japan [Sea: Japan]

A magnitude Mwp 5.7 earthquake occured in region: Near east coast of eastern Honshu, Japan [Sea: Japan], on

  • 14-03-2024 15:14:35 (UTC)
  • 14-03-2024 16:14:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time
  • 15-03-2024 00:14:35 (UTC +09:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (Asia/Tokyo)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 36.9880, 141.2710 at 35 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
mb 5.4
Mwp 5.7

Mwpd 5.8
2024-03-14
15:14:35
36.9879 141.271 35 2024-03-14
15:27:53
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125883521
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-14 15:14:35
Latitude 36.9879
Longitude 141.2710
Depth (km) 35 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125883521

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 7205
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6531
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 121
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 7801.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 125.572
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.74314
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

Mwp:5.7

Field Value
Value 5.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 19
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 125883521
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-14 15:27:53

Mwpd:5.8

Field Value
Value 5.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 125883521
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-14 15:27:53

mb:5.4

Field Value
Value 5.4
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 29
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 125883521
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-14 15:27:53
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