Earthquake details

Thursday, July 9, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 08:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 71.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.603 and latitude 40.123.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.3 km
Coordinates	40.123, 142.603
UTC time	2015-07-09 08:27:39.500

Location	Miyako
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kuji	71.3 km
Miyako	77.5 km
Hachinohe	102.6 km
Kamaishi	113.2 km
Misawa	120.5 km
Takizawa	130.2 km
Towada	130.4 km
Morioka	132.7 km
Hizume	138.3 km
Ōfunato	139.5 km
Hanamaki	151.5 km
Hanawa	154.6 km

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