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12 Jan 02:48 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
12 Jan 02:50: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 213.0 to 217.0 km (from 132 to 135 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.8 km (4.8 mi) towards SSE.
12 Jan 06:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 217.0 to 211.0 km (from 135 to 131 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.6 km (6 mi) towards W.
Update Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 02:57
Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.6 quake hits 88 km northwest of Otaru, Japan in the morning
5.6 quake 12 Jan 11:39 am (GMT +9)
Just 17 minutes ago, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Otaru, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday 12 January 2021 at 11:39 am local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 217 km below the surface.