Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uto (Japan - JP), about 4.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.690 and latitude 32.716.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 32.716, 130.690
UTC time 2016-04-14 15:06:22.190
Location Kumamoto
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-14

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