Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 10:37 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 83.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.175 and latitude 27.929.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 28.4 km
Coordinates 27.929, 130.175
UTC time 1995-10-18 10:37:26.380
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

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