Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 18:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 128.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.414 and latitude 39.427.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.427, 143.414
UTC time 2015-11-05 18:02:54.050
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-11-05

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