Earthquake details

Thursday, March 17, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 09:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 48.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.336 and latitude 40.255.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 40.255, 142.336
UTC time 2011-03-17 09:05:59.470
Location Kuji
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-17

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