Earthquake Location

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 07:14:54 UTC

Earthquake Location World Location
Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Map of JAPAN
Map of JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver