Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 01:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 239.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.065 and latitude 44.516.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 64.6 km
Coordinates 44.516, 148.065
UTC time 2009-04-21 01:16:47.090
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-21

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-07-12 18:55 UTC
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M 4.6
Kushiro
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Kushiro
Japan · 2026-06-22 09:43 UTC
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Japan · 2026-06-05 06:50 UTC
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Nemuro
Japan · 2026-05-29 13:37 UTC
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Japan · 2026-05-27 16:25 UTC
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