Earthquake details

Thursday, July 28, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 125.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.236 and latitude 40.344.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 30.9 km
Coordinates 40.344, 143.236
UTC time 2011-07-28 09:01:39.030
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-07-28

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