Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 9, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 273.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.432 and latitude 33.428.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 38.1 km
Coordinates 33.428, 142.432
UTC time 2005-08-09 16:26:23.500
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-09

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