Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 15, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 15, 2000 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 100.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.759 and latitude 43.046.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.046, 146.759
UTC time 2000-08-15 20:20:43.840
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-15

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.2
Nemuro
Japan · 2026-02-11 04:30 UTC
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M 4.0
Kushiro
Japan · 2026-01-24 22:04 UTC
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Kushiro
Japan · 2026-01-18 09:46 UTC
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M 4.2
Nemuro
Japan · 2026-01-15 17:58 UTC
110.8 km
M 5.5
Kushiro
Japan · 2026-01-14 22:13 UTC
107.9 km
M 4.2
Kushiro
Japan · 2026-01-11 00:48 UTC
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