Earthquake details

Sunday, October 24, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ojiya (Japan - JP), about 8.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.701 and latitude 37.308.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates 37.308, 138.701
UTC time 2004-10-24 21:04:57.060
Location Nagaoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-10-24

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