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Moderate 4.4 quake hits near Mito, Mito-shi, Ibaraki, Japan #638464 Mon 27 Dec 2021 07:49:PM
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OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	Moderate 4.4 quake hits near Mito, Mito-shi, Ibaraki, Japan 4.4 quake 28 Dec 4:08 am (GMT +9) An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred early morning on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021, at 4:08 am local time near Mito, Mito-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 70.4 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data. Our monitoring service identified a second report from Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.8. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.4. Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Inashiki (pop. 47,000) located 14 km from the epicenter, Ishioka (pop. 52,300) 14 km away, Ami (pop. 48,300) 14 km away, Naka (pop. 46,800) 17 km away, Ushiku (pop. 80,000) 23 km away, Ryūgasaki (pop. 85,800) 25 km away, Tsukuba (pop. 175,600) 26 km away, Mito (pop. 246,500) 32 km away, Tokyo (pop. 8,336,600) 73 km away, and Kawasaki (pop. 1,306,800) 84 km away. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake. Earthquake data: Date & time: Dec 28, 2021 4:08 am (GMT +9) local time (27 Dec 2021 19:08 GMT) Magnitude: 4.4 Depth: 70.4 km Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 36.08°N / 140.35°E (Kasumigaura-shi, Ibaraki, Japan) Primary data source: USGS https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/169174/Moderate-44-quake-hits-near-Mito-Mito-shi-Ibaraki-Japan.html