Earthquake details

Saturday, September 27, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 22:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 118.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.393 and latitude 28.827.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 28.827, 128.393
UTC time 2003-09-27 22:12:01.240
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-09-27

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