Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 3, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 3, 2000 at 04:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 115.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.124 and latitude 40.282.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 40.282, 143.124
UTC time 2000-10-03 04:13:30.490
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2000-10-03

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