Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chitose (Japan - JP), about 32.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.000 and latitude 42.683.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 29.3 km
Coordinates 42.683, 142.000
UTC time 2018-09-05 21:11:28.920
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-09-05

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