Earthquake details

Thursday, January 27, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 03:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 848.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.440 and latitude 27.219.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 174.6 km
Coordinates 27.219, 140.440
UTC time 2005-01-27 03:56:42.850
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-27

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