Earthquake details

Sunday, August 11, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, August 11, 2002 at 21:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Misawa (Japan - JP), about 111.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.591 and latitude 41.106.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 54.0 km
Coordinates 41.106, 142.591
UTC time 2002-08-11 21:55:30.440
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-11

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