Earthquake details

Sunday, August 6, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Sunday, August 6, 2006 at 18:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 1063.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.011 and latitude 26.119.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 26.119, 144.011
UTC time 2006-08-06 18:16:39.720
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-06

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