Earthquake details

Monday, March 5, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 06:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 52.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.389 and latitude 40.167.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 52.5 km
Coordinates 40.167, 142.389
UTC time 2012-03-05 06:24:26.840
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-05

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC
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