Earthquake details

Friday, November 20, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Friday, November 20, 2015 at 05:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 996.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.643 and latitude 26.357.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 14.0 km
Coordinates 26.357, 142.643
UTC time 2015-11-20 05:31:52.490
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-11-20

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