Earthquake details

Sunday, January 1, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 05:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 340.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.072 and latitude 31.456.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 365.3 km
Coordinates 31.456, 138.072
UTC time 2012-01-01 05:27:55.980
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2012-01-01

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