Earthquake details

Thursday, July 24, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hizume (Japan - JP), about 31.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.522 and latitude 39.620.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 111.9 km
Coordinates 39.620, 141.522
UTC time 2008-07-24 02:27:53.960
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-07-24

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