Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 00:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 141.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.083 and latitude 40.972.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 30.4 km
Coordinates 40.972, 143.083
UTC time 2004-07-21 00:11:29.780
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-07-21

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