Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 219.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.104 and latitude 44.051.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates 44.051, 148.104
UTC time 2016-10-23 20:25:26.670
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-10-23

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