Earthquake details

Monday, August 10, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 20:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumiyoshi (Japan - JP), about 1.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.264 and latitude 34.743.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	40.4 km
Coordinates	34.743, 138.264
UTC time	2009-08-10 20:07:09.110

Location	Fujieda
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2009-08-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sumiyoshi	1.5 km
Shimada	11.0 km
Maruobara	11.1 km
Fujieda	13.8 km
Kikugawa	13.9 km
Yaizu	14.9 km
Omaezaki	16.6 km
Kakegawa	22.8 km
Shizuoka	28.9 km
Fukuroi	31.8 km
Iwata	38.2 km
Hamakita	44.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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