Earthquake details

Thursday, October 4, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 23:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tomakomai (Japan - JP), about 35.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.036 and latitude 42.599.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 16.9 km
Coordinates 42.599, 142.036
UTC time 2018-10-04 23:58:48.760
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-10-04

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