Earthquake details

Saturday, May 30, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 11:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 783.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.493 and latitude 27.839.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 664.0 km
Coordinates 27.839, 140.493
UTC time 2015-05-30 11:23:02.110
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2015-05-30

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