Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 00:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 37.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.211 and latitude 40.177.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 55.3 km
Coordinates 40.177, 142.211
UTC time 2012-01-28 00:22:18.940
Location Kuji
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-28

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