Earthquake details

Thursday, July 15, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 23:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 124.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.235 and latitude 28.582.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 126.4 km
Coordinates 28.582, 128.235
UTC time 1999-07-15 23:13:08.500
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-07-15

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