Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 14:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wakkanai (Japan - JP), about 48.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.106 and latitude 45.718.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 309.6 km
Coordinates 45.718, 142.106
UTC time 2015-04-23 14:31:40.590
Location Wakkanai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-04-23

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