Earthquake — Japan: Honshu Island

When

20 Mar 2021

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.0

Where

Japan

Coordinates

38.45° N, 141.65° E

Injuries

11

Damage musd

550

Intensity mmi

7

Depth km

43

Earthquakes in Japan

On March 20, 2021, at 18:09 JST, a magnitude 6.9 or 7.0 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan at a depth of 54.0 kilometers (33.6 mi) to 60 kilometers (37 mi). It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 5+ while on the Mercalli intensity scale, it was rated VII. Power outages and some slight damage in Miyagi were reported.

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