You felt this earthquake. Tell us! Magnitude Mw 7.2 Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Date time 2021-03-20 09:09:47.7 UTC Location 38.56 N ; 141.41 E Depth 70 km Distances 58 km NE of Sendai, Japan / pop: 1,063,000 / local time: 18:09:47.7 2021-03-20 19 km NNE of Ishinomaki, Japan / pop: 117,000 / local time: 18:09:47.7 2021-03-20 Global view Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist More information at: Japan Meteorological Agency Tokyo, Japan USGS/NEIC Denver, USA GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, Germany Tsunami information at: Japan Meteorological Agency Seismic Network , Japan