Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 19:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 156.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.114 and latitude 33.197.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 307.9 km
Coordinates 33.197, 138.114
UTC time 2014-08-20 19:38:25.260
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-20

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