Earthquake details

Friday, March 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 12:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamogawa (Japan - JP), about 269.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.580 and latitude 33.006.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 33.006, 141.580
UTC time 2008-03-21 12:56:01.330
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-21

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