Earthquake details

Saturday, May 8, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 04:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 336.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.337 and latitude 31.982.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 88.0 km
Coordinates 31.982, 140.337
UTC time 2021-05-08 04:19:07.784
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2021-05-08

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