Earthquake details

Thursday, December 19, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 12:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 138.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.070 and latitude 40.940.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 34.3 km
Coordinates 40.940, 143.070
UTC time 2002-12-19 12:19:18.910
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-19

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