Earthquake details

Thursday, April 21, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Minami-Sōma (Japan - JP), about 22.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.219 and latitude 37.553.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 55.6 km
Coordinates 37.553, 141.219
UTC time 2011-04-21 16:11:18.450
Location Minami-Sōma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-04-21

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