Earthquake details

Sunday, August 9, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 10:55 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 161.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.944 and latitude 33.167.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 292.0 km
Coordinates 33.167, 137.944
UTC time 2009-08-09 10:55:55.110
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2009-08-09

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