Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 23, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 23, 2000 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 105.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.445 and latitude 34.068.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.068, 139.445
UTC time 2000-08-23 14:57:11.630
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-23

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