Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 04:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 535.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.962 and latitude 30.512.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 30.512, 141.962
UTC time 2002-03-20 04:00:18.600
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-20

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