Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 27, 2016 at 03:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 166.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.137 and latitude 26.992.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.992, 130.137
UTC time 2016-05-27 03:44:29.470
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-27

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