Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 2, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 07:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 154.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.514 and latitude 44.533.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 116.2 km
Coordinates 44.533, 146.514
UTC time 2002-10-02 07:33:40.750
Location Abashiri
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-02

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