Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 05:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Misawa (Japan - JP), about 15.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.269 and latitude 40.786.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 40.786, 141.269
UTC time 2011-05-04 05:41:40.480
Location Towada
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-05-04

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