Earthquake details

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 17:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 960.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.576 and latitude 26.463.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 72.4 km
Coordinates 26.463, 141.576
UTC time 2018-04-21 17:01:55.970
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-04-21

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