Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ishigaki (Japan - JP), about 98.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.306 and latitude 24.771.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 2.8 km
Coordinates 24.771, 123.306
UTC time 2013-04-17 06:42:59.590
Location Ishigaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-04-17

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