Earthquakes around the world

Hutumi, Japan was also hit twice today, at the same time. I see 6 spots that are marked on RSOE/EDIS site. 6 earthquakes in a very short period...

Date/Time: 18.04.2020 09:24:17 UTC
Magnitude: M 5.7
Mercalli Scale: 6
Depth: 467.68 km
Coordinate: 27° 11.220, 140° 4.014

Additional data:
Local time in the epicenter:
Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 18:24 in the evening at epicenter
Continent: Asia
Country: Japan [JP]
Location: 238.00 km (147.89 miles) . of Hutami,
Population:
897 person(s)

And this: 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara island: USGS -- Sott.net

Also Ben from Suspicious 0bservers noticed that the last time there was an earthquake of this magnitude off the coast of Japan we had Fukushima disaster in a week after it. (1 minute into the video)
 
2 out of 71 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5, both in California with the biggest being 5.2 close to the border with Nevada.
3303 out of 3783 of all earthquakes worldwide fell in the area.
Percentage: 87.3%
This week 1 out of 95 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 fell in the map area. Biggest worldwide was 6.6 south of Japan.
2486 out of 3121 of all earthquakes as can be seen on the map below.
Percentage: 79.7%


Earthquakes 7 days to April 19th 2020.gif
 
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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
2020-04-20
TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on Monday struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The temblor occurred at 5:39 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at 38.9 degrees north latitude and 142.1 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 50 km.

The quake logged 4 in some parts of Miyagi Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

So far no tsunami warning has been issued.
 
Looking at Japan, then it had two big earthquakes within 36 hours, the first 6.6 well south of Japan and then a 6.3 to the north. In between these two earthquake lies Tokyo. Below is a map showing their positions and also the fault lines. The map shows all the earthquakes of all sizes within the last 7 days and as it can be seen then there are no small earthquakes, not even after these two big ones. This in my limited understanding means that the pressure is not being released and that these could just be foreshocks for a bigger one.

The blue dot at the bottom of the map is the 6.6 and the 6.3 is the orange one north of Tokyo.
Japan April 20th 2020.gif

The last major earthquake that devastated Tokyo was the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, measuring 7.9. Below is a map showing the epicenter:
The Great Kanto Earthquake 1923.gif
 
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as it can be seen then there are no small earthquakes, not even after these two big ones.
The above is only true as far as USGS is concerned and something always to bear in mind. I found a picture from the Japanese Meteological Agency, which so far as I can see doesn't have such an easy way to see how many earthquakes there are. Below is a picture from Monday morning Japanese time. It gives the indication that it is indeed shaking all around in the area. The cross refers to where the 6.3 happened:
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Radio reported it was a 3.4 magnitude. Richter scale I suppose.
UTC Time: 23rd April 2020 07:52:33 AM
Local Date/Time: Thursday,April 23rd, 2020 at 08:52 (it was 09:52 local time!) in the in the morning at epicenter
Magnitude: M 3.5
GPS: 45° 49.800,15° 59.400
DEPTH: 2 f km [1.24 miles]
2.00 km [1.24 miles] to Zagreb,Europe

For M 3.5 it says : People do not feel any movement.. But I felt it rather nice!!

 
6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts off PNG coast
April 25, 2020
SYDNEY, April 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck 132 km from the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The tremor occurred at 12:53 p.m. local time west of Panguna town on Bougainville Island.

According to the USGS, the earthquake was recorded at 6.511 degrees south latitude and 154.301 degrees east longitude at a depth of 16.9 km.

So far there have been no reports or updates from any media agencies or government bodies regarding damage and no Tsunami warning had been issued at this time.
 
This week 1 out of 95 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 fell in the map area. Biggest worldwide was 6.6 south of Japan.
2486 out of 3121 of all earthquakes as can be seen on the map below.
Percentage: 79.7%
Last week saw 1 out of 75 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 in the map area. Biggest worldwide were 2 of 6.3, one in Japan and one in PNG.
2199 out of 2680 of all earthquakes fell in the map area.
Percentage: 82.1%
Earthquakes 7 days to April 26th 2020.gif
 
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Compare to the Pacific region

Last 7 days above 4.5 mag

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Above 3.0 mag

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Pacific region looks to be having the most activity I think.

Also the 2 quakes above 6 mag in last 7 days were here as well - Papau New Guinea yesterday and off coast of Honshu in Japan 7 days ago.
 
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