March 2021 Miyagi earthquake

2021 CE.

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On March 20, 2021, at 18:09 JST (09:09 UTC), a magnitude 6.9 or 7.0 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan at a depth of 54.0 kilometers (33.6 mi) to 60 kilometers (37 mi). It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 5+ while on the Mercalli intensity scale, it was rated VII (Very strong). Power outages and some slight damage in Miyagi were reported. A press release by the Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the earthquake was an aftershock of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami from ten years prior.

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