Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 04:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 153.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.167 and latitude 41.070.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 26.0 km
Coordinates 41.070, 143.167
UTC time 2014-08-27 04:48:58.370
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-27

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
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M 4.6
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Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
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Japan · 2026-04-22 17:46 UTC
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M 4.5
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Japan · 2026-04-22 12:06 UTC
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Japan · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC
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