Earthquake details

Thursday, April 20, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 280.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.726 and latitude 44.421.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 63.3 km
Coordinates 44.421, 148.726
UTC time 2017-04-20 11:41:26.280
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-04-20

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