Earthquake details

Saturday, October 23, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 23, 2004 at 09:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ojiya (Japan - JP), about 2.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.816 and latitude 37.318.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.5 km
Coordinates 37.318, 138.816
UTC time 2004-10-23 09:03:12.530
Location Nagaoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2004-10-23

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