Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 07:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 768.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.931 and latitude 28.588.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 28.588, 142.931
UTC time 2016-03-06 07:02:30.270
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-03-06

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