Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 12:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kumamoto (Japan - JP), about 2.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.704 and latitude 32.788.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 9.0 km
Coordinates 32.788, 130.704
UTC time 2016-04-14 12:26:35.730
Location Kumamoto
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2016-04-14

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