Earthquake details

Friday, September 5, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 15:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 190.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.049 and latitude 32.634.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	410.4 km
Coordinates	32.634, 137.049
UTC time	2008-09-05 15:12:03.170

Location	Tanabe
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	190.2 km
Tanabe	198.8 km
Ise	208.4 km
Matsusaka	221.6 km
Tahara	227.3 km
Gojō	228.4 km
Hashimoto	229.7 km
Kosai	234.2 km
Kashiwara	234.6 km
Sakurai	235.6 km
Kinokawa	237.3 km
Nabari	238.2 km

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