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

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