Strong 6.6 Quake Hits Ryukyu Islands, 10 Quakes Worldwide 4.8 Or Higher

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Ryukyu Islands, Japan on Saturday, 13 June 2020 - information

Date & time: Saturday, 13 June 2020 15:51 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 159.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.91°N / 128.24°E  (Japan)
Nearest volcano: Yokoate-jima (67 km)
Primary data source: GFZ 
Estimated released energy: 5*10^14 J (139 GWh / 1.2*10^5 tons of TNT / 7.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]

No tsunami threat after 6.6 magnitude quake shakes Japan

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan did not generate a Pacific-wide tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The quake occurred Saturday at 5:51 a.m., Hawaii time. Scientists were able to determine within 15 minutes that there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

The earthquake was initially reported with a magnitude 6.7, but that was later downgraded by seismologists at the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake’s epicenter was located in the ocean, 191 miles north of Naha, Okinawa, at a depth of nearly 100 miles, according to the U.S.G.S. seismologists.

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