Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 27, 2005 at 08:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Higashine (Japan - JP), about 15.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.364 and latitude 38.575.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 109.6 km
Coordinates 38.575, 140.364
UTC time 2005-05-27 08:07:18.650
Location Tendō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-05-27

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