Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 22:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 97.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.395 and latitude 27.496.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.4 km
Coordinates 27.496, 129.395
UTC time 2014-04-23 22:25:06.580
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-04-23

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