Earthquake details

Friday, August 18, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 18, 2000 at 02:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 81.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.129 and latitude 34.232.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.232, 139.129
UTC time 2000-08-18 02:08:40.810
Location Numazu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-18

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