Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 18, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, March 18, 1987 at 08:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 979.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.359 and latitude 26.452.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.452, 142.359
UTC time 1987-03-18 08:02:20.660
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-18

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