5.3 Earthquake Hits Japan Thursday Sept. 19

A magnitude of 5.3 earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Below are the details provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Event Time

2013-09-19 17:25:09 UTC
2013-09-20 02:25:09 UTC+09:00 at epicenter
2013-09-19 12:25:09 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

37.072°N 140.649°E depth=22.2km (13.8mi)

Nearby Cities

19km (12mi) ESE of Ishikawa, Japan
20km (12mi) W of Iwaki, Japan
33km (21mi) SE of Sukagawa, Japan
33km (21mi) NNW of Kitaibaraki, Japan
175km (109mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan

Here is the shake map.