Date & time: 2024-04-17 14:14:45 (UTC)
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024, at 11:14 pm
Latitude/ Longitude: 33.162°N 132.387°E
Epicenter: Bungosuido Strait
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 25.7 km
An earthquake measuring M 6.3 on the magnitude scale struck Bungosuido Strait, 17.5 kilometers west-southwest of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan at 11:14 pm local time on Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024. The earthquake struck at a depth of 25.7 kilometers.
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Nearby towns/cities
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi) WSW of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
- 29.5 km (18.3 mi) WSW of Kihoku-chō, Ehime, Japan
- 33.1 km (20.6 mi) S of Yawatahama, Ehime, Japan
- 40.5 km (25.2 mi) SSW of Ōzu, Ehime, Japan
- 73.7 km (45.8 mi) E of Ōita, Oita, Japan
MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:
| MMI | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
|
VI
VI
VI
|
Uwajima
Sukumo
Kihoku-cho
|
59 k
26 k
12 k
|
|
V
V
V
V
|
Oita
Matsuyama
Saiki
Nakamura
|
449 k
443 k
49 k
35 k
|
|
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
|
Hiroshima
Fukuoka
Kitakyushu
Kumamoto
Okayama
Kagoshima
Kurashiki
Fukuyama
Kochi
Takamatsu
Miyazaki
Tokushima
Shimonoseki
Kurume
Kure
Ube
Saga
Yamaguchi
Omuta
Miyakonojo
Beppu
Niihama
Nobeoka
Hofu
Honmachi
Iwakuni
Tokuyama
Chikushino-shi
|
1,144 k
1,392 k
998 k
680 k
640 k
555 k
438 k
383 k
336 k
334 k
311 k
267 k
246 k
238 k
197 k
174 k
165 k
146 k
132 k
131 k
125 k
123 k
122 k
117 k
104 k
104 k
101 k
100 k
|
Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)
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