Earthquake details

Thursday, April 21, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 01:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 158.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.628 and latitude 40.306.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates 40.306, 143.628
UTC time 2011-04-21 01:54:41.580
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-04-21

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.4
Kuji
Japan · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC
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M 4.4
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-04-14 13:21 UTC
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Japan · 2026-03-26 07:37 UTC
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Japan · 2026-03-18 21:23 UTC
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