Earthquake details

Saturday, April 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 20, 2002 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 82.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.093 and latitude 41.630.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 70.1 km
Coordinates 41.630, 142.093
UTC time 2002-04-20 21:30:32.370
Location Mutsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-04-20

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