Earthquake details

Friday, December 5, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obama (Japan - JP), about 3.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.719 and latitude 35.514.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 355.1 km
Coordinates 35.514, 135.719
UTC time 2014-12-05 16:01:56.830
Location Obama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-05

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