Earthquake details

Friday, August 24, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 24, 2001 at 09:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Misawa (Japan - JP), about 83.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.191 and latitude 41.122.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 58.8 km
Coordinates 41.122, 142.191
UTC time 2001-08-24 09:48:02.460
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-24

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