Earthquake details

Thursday, March 24, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamaishi (Japan - JP), about 28.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.084 and latitude 39.079.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates 39.079, 142.084
UTC time 2011-03-24 08:21:00.140
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-24

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