Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 593.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.521 and latitude 29.637.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 9.5 km
Coordinates 29.637, 140.521
UTC time 2018-01-03 21:30:21.940
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-03

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