Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 125.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.921 and latitude 25.873.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 133.1 km
Coordinates 25.873, 124.921
UTC time 2012-08-08 07:11:01.930
Location Miyakojima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-08

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