Moderate 4.3 quake hits near Chiba, Chiba-shi, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Chiba, Chiba-shi, Japan, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 51.2 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Sunday, January 2nd, 2022, at 7:46 am local time. 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake as well. A third agency, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.8.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Chiba (pop. 919,700) located 59 km from the epicenter, and Tokyo (pop. 8,336,600) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 2, 2022 7:46 am (GMT +9) local time (1 Jan 2022 22:46 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 51.2 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 35.7°N / 140.76°E (Chōshi-shi, Chiba, Japan)
Primary data source: USGS
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