M 7.1 - 20 km NE of Nichinan, Japan

Date & time: 2024-08-08 07:42:55 (UTC)

Local time at epicenter: Thursday, Aug 8, 2024, at 04:42 pm

Latitude/ Longitude: 31.719°N 131.527°E

Epicenter: Hyuganada Sea

Magnitude: 7.1

Depth: 25.0 km

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Nearby towns/cities

• 20.2 km (12.5 mi) NE of Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan
• 24.3 km (15.1 mi) SSE of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
• 37.4 km (23.2 mi) NE of Kushima, Miyazaki, Japan
• 42.1 km (26.2 mi) SSE of Saito, Miyazaki, Japan
• 43.6 km (27.1 mi) E of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) Scale:

MMI	City	Population
VII VII VII VII VII VII VII VII VII	Kushima Miyazaki Nichinan Tsuma Shibushi Miyakonojo Takanabe Sueyoshicho-ninokata Kobayashi	22 k 311 k 44 k 34 k 18 k 131 k 23 k 20 k 40 k
VI VI VI	Kagoshima Nobeoka Honmachi	555 k 122 k 104 k
V V V V V V	Oita Kumamoto Saga Omuta Kurume Beppu	449 k 680 k 165 k 132 k 238 k 125 k
IV IV IV IV IV	Kochi Nagasaki Sasebo Chikushino-shi Onojo	336 k 410 k 237 k 100 k 95 k

Population density map around the earthquake epicenter (low density - white, high density - black)

Sources:

• USGS: M 7.1 - 20 km NE of Nichinan, Japan
• IRIS 

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