Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 18:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chitose (Japan - JP), about 27.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.929 and latitude 42.686.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 42.686, 141.929
UTC time 2018-09-05 18:07:59.150
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2018-09-05

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