Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 2, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 2, 2000 at 21:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 91.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.221 and latitude 34.150.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.150, 139.221
UTC time 2000-08-02 21:42:27.790
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-02

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