Earthquake details

Friday, March 11, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 12:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 141.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.512 and latitude 39.283.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.283, 143.512
UTC time 2011-03-11 12:35:21.680
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-11

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