Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 05:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 29.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.854 and latitude 39.927.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 72.1 km
Coordinates 39.927, 141.854
UTC time 2011-03-27 05:07:56.000
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-27

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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