Earthquake details

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 89.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.818 and latitude 40.115.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 51.8 km
Coordinates 40.115, 142.818
UTC time 2014-01-16 01:12:17.710
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-01-16

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