Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 27, 2016 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 116.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.583 and latitude 27.689.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.689, 128.583
UTC time 2016-05-27 03:46:51.150
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-27

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