Earthquake details

Friday, April 1, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 122.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.209 and latitude 40.282.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 20.5 km
Coordinates 40.282, 143.209
UTC time 2011-04-01 17:03:46.390
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-04-01

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