Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 3, 2002 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 337.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.516 and latitude 44.379.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.379, 149.516
UTC time 2002-01-03 07:58:28.590
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-03

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