Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 258.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.895 and latitude 32.184.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 366.3 km
Coordinates 32.184, 137.895
UTC time 2020-11-18 01:00:45.231
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-11-18

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