Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ōfunato (Japan - JP), about 12.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.805 and latitude 39.165.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 58.1 km
Coordinates 39.165, 141.805
UTC time 2014-04-02 23:22:47.720
Location Kamaishi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-04-02

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