Very Strong 6.7M Earthquake Event: Ryukyu Islands

Earthquake Event: Ryukyu Islands, Japan

The earthquake occurred in Japan , Ryukyu Islands, near Nago, Okinawa population 29,776 . The maximum altitude nearby is sea level.

Event Map: 6.5 MWW – 111 km from Nago, Okinawa, Japan, This is a product of the GEOFON Extended Virtual Network (GEVN) and credit belongs to all involved institutions.

Asia –  Japan | Ryukyu Islands, Nago, Okinawa
Location: 110km NW of Nago, Japan
Magnitude: 6.7
Time:  2014-03-02 20:11:22 UTC
Epicenter: 27.4194° N, 127.3648° E
Depth: 111.2km (69.1mi) Deep
Area affected 29,776 people within 100km.

Tsunami bulletin issued: No Tsunami Warnings

6.5 magnitude earthquake 111 km from Nago, Okinawa, Japan

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Waveform: 6.5 MWW earthquake 111 km from Nago, Okinawa, Japan, March 2, 2014, 8:11 p.m. This event plot shows 1 hour of data from the nearest available seismic station in the Global Seismographic Network. Taipei, Taiwan (24.9735° N x 121.4971° E)

Population:
638 km NE of Taipei, Taiwan / pop: 7,871,900
145 km N of Naha-shi, Japan / pop: 300,795
118 km NW of Nago / pop: 59,587

More Information:
USGS/NEIC Denver, USA
GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany
Japan Meteorological Agency  Tokyo, Japan
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center  Hawaii, USA
IRIS,

Headlines:
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