Earthquake details

Monday, October 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 15:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 302.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.987 and latitude 32.266.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 109.5 km
Coordinates 32.266, 139.987
UTC time 2008-10-20 15:51:23.950
Location Numazu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-20

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