Earthquake details

Saturday, January 18, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 19:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 54.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.183 and latitude 33.941.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 33.941, 137.183
UTC time 2003-01-18 19:50:28.420
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-01-18

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