Earthquake details

Friday, October 21, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 21, 2016 at 05:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kurayoshi (Japan - JP), about 6.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.809 and latitude 35.374.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	5.6 km
Coordinates	35.374, 133.809
UTC time	2016-10-21 05:07:22.990

Location	Kurayoshi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2016-10-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kurayoshi	6.6 km
Maniwa	30.9 km
Tsuyama	39.8 km
Tottori-shi	40.9 km
Yonago	43.7 km
Yasugichō	51.7 km
Niimi	53.5 km
Sakaiminato	55.5 km
Akaiwa	65.7 km
Takahashi	68.1 km
Matsue	69.9 km
Bizen	76.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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