Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 249.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.806 and latitude 40.755.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 12.0 km
Coordinates 40.755, 144.806
UTC time 2012-03-14 10:57:40.100
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-14

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