Earthquake details

Thursday, March 2, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 14:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saiki (Japan - JP), about 40.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.102 and latitude 32.634.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 44.4 km
Coordinates 32.634, 132.102
UTC time 2017-03-02 14:53:42.590
Location Nobeoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-02

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