Earthquake details

Saturday, April 5, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 01:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamaishi (Japan - JP), about 60.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.564 and latitude 39.194.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 29.7 km
Coordinates 39.194, 142.564
UTC time 2014-04-05 01:16:18.420
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-04-05

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