Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 251.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.877 and latitude 39.727.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.727, 144.877
UTC time 2016-06-29 18:12:38.310
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-06-29

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