Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake 72 km east of Miyako, Japan
4.4 quake 17 May 4:06 pm (GMT +10)

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan, was reported only 15 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 139.7 km beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, at 4:06 pm 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Miyako (pop. 51,700) located 72 km from the epicenter, Yamada (pop. 20,100) 77 km away, Ōtsuchi (pop. 16,500) 85 km away, and Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) 93 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: May 17, 2022 4:06 pm (GMT +10) local time (17 May 2022 06:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 139.7 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 39.72°N / 142.78°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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