Earthquake details

Friday, April 1, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 102.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.390 and latitude 33.381.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 14.0 km
Coordinates 33.381, 136.390
UTC time 2016-04-01 02:39:08.050
Location Minato
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-01

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