Earthquake details

Saturday, March 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 131.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.693 and latitude 41.796.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 32.7 km
Coordinates 41.796, 143.693
UTC time 2009-03-07 14:33:04.910
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-07

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