Earthquake details

Sunday, May 6, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 06:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 395.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.193 and latitude 31.444.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.444, 140.193
UTC time 2018-05-06 06:03:59.330
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-05-06

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