Earthquake details

Sunday, October 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 663.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.410 and latitude 28.724.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 420.5 km
Coordinates 28.724, 139.410
UTC time 2009-10-18 02:01:24.830
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-18

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