Earthquake details

Sunday, January 1, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 1, 2006 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 398.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.131 and latitude 31.394.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.394, 140.131
UTC time 2006-01-01 07:11:57.010
Location Omaezaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-01-01

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