A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (mg/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Ofunato in Japan. The temblor was reported at 02:01:12 / 2:01 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 53.55 km (33 miles). Global time of event 2015-01-01 05:01:12 UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 141.9535 East, latitude 38.9332 North, depth 53.55 km.
Close countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Hanamaki (c. 73 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Matsushima, Furukawa, Kogota.
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