Earthquake details

Friday, August 18, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 18, 2000 at 01:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 93.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.180 and latitude 34.127.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.127, 139.180
UTC time 2000-08-18 01:52:20.870
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-18

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