Earthquake details

Friday, March 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Friday, March 21, 2003 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 806.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.506 and latitude 28.094.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 30.6 km
Coordinates 28.094, 142.506
UTC time 2003-03-21 18:43:27.160
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-03-21

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