M6.0 earthquake · 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan

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M6.0 quake strikes at 352 km depth off Japan's Shima coast on Saturday

The strongest recent event was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan, at 352 km depth late on Saturday. USGS rated its PAGER alert level green and logged 11 felt reports. Smaller quakes of magnitude 5.0 to 5.2 also hit Iran, Panama and Vanuatu on Saturday. Earlier in the 72-hour window, a M6.4 quake struck southeast of Easter Island and a M6.2 hit near Port-Olry, Vanuatu, both on Thursday.

• M6.0 quake 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan, at 352 km depth; 11 felt reports.
• M5.0 quake 115 km SE of Bushehr, Iran, and M5.2 quake 4 km S of Bajo Corral, Panama, on Saturday; the Panama quake drew 28 felt reports.
• On Thursday, a M6.4 quake southeast of Easter Island and a M6.2 quake at 143 km depth near Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
• Three quakes of M5.4 to M5.8 struck 109 to 114 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines, on Thursday.