Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 19:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sakata (Japan - JP), about 17.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.005 and latitude 39.028.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 166.0 km
Coordinates 39.028, 140.005
UTC time 2008-04-16 19:19:36.270
Location Sakata
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-16

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