MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
101 km S of Yudomari, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 101 km S of Yudomari, Japan on 12 Sept 2026, 20:32 UTC. The hypocentre was 45.5 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far.
- Depth
- 45.5 km
- Latitude
- 29.32°N
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.1
shallow
130.38°E longitude
12 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.1
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 674 tonnes of TNT.
45.5 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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