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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tanabe	383.7 km
Shima	400.2 km
Ise	418.6 km
Hashimoto	430.3 km
Gojō	430.7 km
Kainan	430.9 km
Omaezaki	431.2 km
Matsusaka	431.9 km
Tahara	433.4 km
Kinokawa	433.8 km
Iwade	435.9 km
Kosai	436.7 km

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