Earthquake details

Thursday, May 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 16:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 88.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.851 and latitude 26.440.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.440, 128.851
UTC time 2002-05-09 16:37:34.840
Location Uruma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-09

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