Earthquake details

Thursday, October 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ishigaki (Japan - JP), about 104.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.795 and latitude 25.221.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.221, 123.795
UTC time 2002-10-24 02:27:52.020
Location Miyakojima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-24

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