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On March 20, 2021 at 18:09 JST (09:09 UTC ). The magnitude 6.9 or 7.0 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan at a depth of 54.0 kilometers (33.6 mi) to 60 kilometers (37 mi). [3] [4] It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 5+ while on the Mercalli intensity scale, it earned a rating of VII ( Very strong ). [5]
- 20 March 2021
- 2021-03-20 09:09:45
- 18:09:45
Nine days after the 10th anniversary of the March 2011 tragedy, a strong 7.0 M w or 6.9 M JMA earthquake struck 80 km north of the epicenter of the February 2021 event. [71] The earthquake struck at 18:09 local time, 54 km (34 mi) beneath the coast of Miyagi Prefecture.
- 13 February 2021
- 23:07 JST
- 2021-02-13 14:07:49
This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale ( M L ) or the moment magnitude scale ( M w ), or the surface wave magnitude scale ( M s ) for very old earthquakes.
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