Earthquake details

Saturday, September 3, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 12:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 351.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.489 and latitude 31.450.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 326.7 km
Coordinates 31.450, 138.489
UTC time 2016-09-03 12:26:43.460
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-03

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