Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 05:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Date (Japan - JP), about 155.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.004 and latitude 42.742.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 192.6 km
Coordinates 42.742, 139.004
UTC time 2020-05-13 05:56:28.624
Location Sapporo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-05-13

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