Earthquake details

Friday, April 15, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 22:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yufu (Japan - JP), about 6.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.374 and latitude 33.253.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 33.253, 131.374
UTC time 2016-04-15 22:11:40.270
Location Ōita
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-15

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