Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 159.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.848 and latitude 26.968.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 26.968, 129.848
UTC time 2009-04-15 07:23:37.100
Location Nago
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-15

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