Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 16:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 81.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.545 and latitude 36.178.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 19.0 km
Coordinates 36.178, 141.545
UTC time 2008-05-07 16:02:02.600
Location Hitachi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2008-05-07

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