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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yufu	6.4 km
Beppu	11.9 km
Ōita	21.2 km
Tsurusaki	29.6 km
Yokkaichi	31.7 km
Mie	37.4 km
Hita	41.0 km
Nakatsu	42.1 km
Usuki	42.6 km
Saiki	59.5 km
Kikuchi	60.0 km
Ōzu	62.6 km

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