Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 05:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 984.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.576 and latitude 26.734.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.734, 143.576
UTC time 2010-12-22 05:38:48.630
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-12-22

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