Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 09:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 843.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.025 and latitude 27.177.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 481.0 km
Coordinates 27.177, 140.025
UTC time 2016-11-23 09:59:57.210
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-11-23

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