Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 05:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibusuki (Japan - JP), about 168.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.712 and latitude 29.722.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates 29.722, 130.712
UTC time 2019-05-15 05:24:31.606
Location Kanoya
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-05-15

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