Earthquake details

Thursday, January 9, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 04:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 106.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.689 and latitude 42.043.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 64.2 km
Coordinates 42.043, 142.689
UTC time 2014-01-09 04:31:54.460
Location Sapporo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-01-09

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