Earthquake details

Friday, April 15, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 16:25 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shimada (Japan - JP), about 5.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.754 and latitude 32.791.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 32.791, 130.754
UTC time 2016-04-15 16:25:06.220
Location Kumamoto
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2016-04-15

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