Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 05:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 86.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.946 and latitude 39.710.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 12.2 km
Coordinates 39.710, 142.946
UTC time 2016-02-02 05:31:47.770
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-02-02

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