Earthquake details

Friday, September 18, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, September 18, 1998 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 204.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.097 and latitude 43.212.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.212, 148.097
UTC time 1998-09-18 03:51:13.000
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-18

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