Earthquake details

Saturday, July 18, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 18, 1987 at 15:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 383.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.464 and latitude 30.778.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 501.5 km
Coordinates 30.778, 137.464
UTC time 1987-07-18 15:00:50.490
Location Tanabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-18

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