Earthquake details

Monday, March 4, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Monday, March 4, 2002 at 20:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 795.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.275 and latitude 28.446.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 45.1 km
Coordinates 28.446, 143.275
UTC time 2002-03-04 20:21:22.850
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-04

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