- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 2, 2022 CE
- Location:
- 31 km E of Nichinan, Japan
- Magnitude:
- 5.1 Mww
- Depth:
- 28.01 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.6
Other earthquake records of 2022 CE
- Afghanistan, Paktika Province, Pakistan · Mw 6 · 1,039 deaths
- Indonesia, W Java: Cianjur · Mw 5.6 · 635 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Mw 6.6 · 118 deaths
- Afghanistan, Badghis: Qadis · Mw 5.3 · 28 deaths
- Indonesia, W Sumatra: Pasaman, West Pasaman · Mw 6.1 · 27 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Eastern Highlands · Mw 7.6 · 21 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.1 - 31 km E of Nichinan, Japan (2022 CE) happen?
- May 2, 2022 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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