Earthquake details

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 08:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 924.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.381 and latitude 27.241.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.241, 143.381
UTC time 2011-01-15 08:45:33.880
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-01-15

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