Earthquake details

Thursday, February 14, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 70.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.029 and latitude 41.472.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 61.0 km
Coordinates 41.472, 142.029
UTC time 2002-02-14 01:12:21.140
Location Mutsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-02-14

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