A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea 205 km (127 mi) from Japan in the early morning of Monday, Jul 8, 2024 at 5.01 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a great depth of 571 km (355 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

EARTHQUAKE DETAILS

Date & time Jul 7, 2024 20:01:14 UTC - 14 hours ago
Local time at epicenter Monday, Jul 8, 2024, at 05:01 am (GMT +9)
Status Confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.2
Depth 571 km

Epicenter latitude / longitude 26.8876°N / 138.8281°E Japan
Seismic antipode 26.8876°S / 41.172°W
Shaking intensity III Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt 1 report
Primary data source USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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