Iwate Miyagi seismic intensity 4 No tsunami worries April 20 6:03

There was an earthquake observing a seismic intensity of 4 in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures around 5:39 am on the 20th. There are no worries about the tsunami caused by this earthquake.

The quake with seismic intensity 4 was observed in Morioka City, Ofunato City, Hanamaki City, Tono City, Ichinoseki City, Rikuzentakata City, Kamaishi City, Oshu City, Takizawa City, Yahan Town, Hiraizumi Town, and Sumita Town in Iwate Prefecture.

Ishinomaki City, Shiogama City, Kesennuma City, Tome City, Kurihara City, Osaki City, Matsushima Town, Wakuya Town, Misato Town and Minamisanriku Town in Miyagi Prefecture.

We also observed seismic intensity 3 in Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, and Ibaraki prefectures.

We also observed seismic intensities of 2 and 1 in wide areas such as Hokkaido, Tohoku, and Kanto.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter is off Miyagi prefecture, the depth of the epicenter is 50 km, and the magnitude indicating the magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 6.1.