Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 43 km southeast of Wakayama, Japan early morning
4.4 quake Tanabe-shi, Wakayama, Japan, Jan 7, 2022 1:59 am (GMT +9)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred early morning on Friday, January 7th, 2022, at 1:59 am local time near Wakayama, Wakayama Shi, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 52.5 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Wakayama (pop. 351,000) located 43 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 7, 2022 1:59 am (GMT +9) local time (6 Jan 2022 16:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 52.5 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 33.9°N / 135.4°E (Tanabe-shi, Wakayama, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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