Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 21:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 595.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.517 and latitude 29.611.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 29.611, 140.517
UTC time 2018-01-03 21:32:49.470
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-03

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