Earthquake details

Saturday, March 24, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 24, 2001 at 06:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kure (Japan - JP), about 17.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.526 and latitude 34.083.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	50.0 km
Coordinates	34.083, 132.526
UTC time	2001-03-24 06:27:53.580

Location	Kure
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kure	17.0 km
Iwakuni	29.6 km
Ōtake	31.4 km
Kaitaichi	31.6 km
Fuchū	34.0 km
Hatsukaichi	34.6 km
Matsuyama	35.0 km
Hiroshima	36.0 km
Masaki	37.1 km
Gion	39.4 km
Yanai	39.9 km
Iyo	40.3 km

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