Un cutremur puternic, cu magnitudinea de moment de 6,5 s-a produs astazi la sud-vest de insulele nipone Ryukyu. Epicentrul a fost localizat la o adâncime de circa 16,5 de kilometri, potrivit institutului american de geofizica USGS. Realitatea
Magnitude Mw 6.5
Region SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Date time 2010-02-07 at 06:09:59.4 UTC
Location 23.54 N ; 123.70 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 220 km E Hualian (pop 108,286 ; local time 14:09 2010-02-07)
100 km SW Ishigaki (pop 44,802 ; local time 15:09 2010-02-07)
Regional deadly earthquakes from year 1500 to 2000
Date Long. Lat. Mag. Death Location
1771-04-24 124.3 24.0 7.4 12000 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
1897-03-19 121.8 24.7 6.0 56 TAIWAN