Earthquake details

Friday, March 11, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 09:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yonezawa (Japan - JP), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.117 and latitude 37.967.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 53.8 km
Coordinates 37.967, 140.117
UTC time 2011-03-11 09:16:29.890
Location Yonezawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-11

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