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- M5.0 - A series of M5 earthquakes shakes Japan

 

A series of large earthquakes, ranging from M5 to M5.8, have struck Japan, 14 km from Yasugichō.

 

A series of M5 earthquakes shakes Japan
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Aftershocks are still occurring. Those that have taken place so far have been continuous, one after the other, and there have been more than five in a short period of time.

We have documented one M5.0 earthquake here, but the main one was M5.8.

 

 

We have a 3D interactive map ready so you can follow events like this in real time: https://eqcitizen.org/en/earthquakes-today

Earthquake data:

 

Date and time of origin: 2026-01-06 01:28:48 UTC
Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: 2026-01-06 01:51:08 UTC
Location where the station is located: Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU)
Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: 22 minutes and 20 seconds
Distance from the epicenter to the station: 10.026,35 Km
Wave speed: 7,48 km/s => 7.482,35 m/s
Wave type (according to speed): P
Sensor type: Geophone 4.5Hz - 200 V/m/s
Sampling frequency (sps): 100Hz
Alarms: frequencies activated upon arrival of the wave:
* By order of detection		 1-5Hz, 0.7-8Hz, 1.5-4.5Hz, 0.5.2.5Hz, 1-10Hz,
Place of Origin: 14 km S of Matsue, Japan
Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter:  📍 35.4920°N 133.1100°E
Depth (hypocenter): 12.0 km
Magnitude Richter Scale: M5.0
Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It):
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URL Official Data USGS:  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?curre...
URL Official Data EMSC:  https://www.emsc.eu/Earthquake_information/earthqu...
Unofficial data URL Volcano Discovery:  https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/es/sismos/informe...

 

 

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