Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 10:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kaga (Japan - JP), about 198.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.556 and latitude 37.377.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 380.7 km
Coordinates 37.377, 134.556
UTC time 2005-10-23 10:08:14.740
Location Kaga
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-23

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