Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 16, 2000 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 95.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.228 and latitude 34.117.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.117, 139.228
UTC time 2000-08-16 02:00:43.070
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-16

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