Earthquake details

Sunday, April 5, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 09:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saito (Japan - JP), about 8.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.417 and latitude 32.007.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 26.0 km
Coordinates 32.007, 131.417
UTC time 2009-04-05 09:36:26.240
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-05

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