Earthquake details

Friday, September 16, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 21:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.008 and latitude 40.239.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 40.239, 143.008
UTC time 2011-09-16 21:08:05.330
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-09-16

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