Earthquake details

Thursday, March 8, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 666.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.227 and latitude 29.337.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 29.337, 142.227
UTC time 2018-03-08 05:58:38.950
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-03-08

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