Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 02:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 413.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.222 and latitude 31.277.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 101.4 km
Coordinates 31.277, 140.222
UTC time 2012-10-16 02:03:28.760
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-16

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