Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 23:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 360.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.505 and latitude 31.786.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 31.786, 140.505
UTC time 2014-10-15 23:53:02.260
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-10-15

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