Earthquake details

Saturday, May 7, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 05:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Minamisatsuma (Japan - JP), about 94.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.297 and latitude 31.262.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.262, 129.297
UTC time 2016-05-07 05:42:13.500
Location Kaseda-shirakame
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-07

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