Earthquake details

Monday, September 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 07:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hokuto (Japan - JP), about 30.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.450 and latitude 41.578.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 149.0 km
Coordinates 41.578, 140.450
UTC time 2008-09-22 07:31:59.170
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-22

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