Earthquake details

Saturday, January 8, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 18:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 1001.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.878 and latitude 26.672.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.6 km
Coordinates 26.672, 143.878
UTC time 2011-01-08 18:23:20.140
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-01-08

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