Earthquake details

Friday, January 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 07:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 217.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.038 and latitude 32.655.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 333.4 km
Coordinates 32.655, 138.038
UTC time 2009-01-02 07:42:53.080
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-02

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