Earthquake details

Thursday, February 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 17:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 159.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.377 and latitude 33.618.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 33.618, 140.377
UTC time 2008-02-21 17:39:39.140
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-02-21

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