Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 3, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 60.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.851 and latitude 41.543.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 71.4 km
Coordinates 41.543, 141.851
UTC time 2002-04-03 23:42:12.810
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-04-03

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