Earthquake details

Thursday, January 18, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 01:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 857.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.826 and latitude 27.461.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 50.7 km
Coordinates 27.461, 141.826
UTC time 2018-01-18 01:51:01.020
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-18

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