M6.7 Earthquake Strikes Hokkaido, Japan

KMPH – 090502

Strong Earthquake Rattles Hokkaido, N. Honshu, Japan

EQ Details [USGS]

Magnitude: 6.6 mww
Location:42.700°N, 142.000°E; 39.0 km depth
Distances:

• Chitose, Japan, 31.4 km, ESE, Population: 92,942
• Tomakomai, 33.3 km , ENE, Population: 174,806
• Kitahiroshima, 46.8 km, SE, Population: 62,370
• Shizunai-furukawachō, 50.6 km, NW, Population: 22,436
• Sapporo, 66.9 km, SE, Population: 1,883,027

Time: 2018-09-05 18:07:00 UTC

EQ Location Map. Source: USGS

Strongest Aftershock, AOR: 5.3 mb

 

EQ Details [JMA]
Issued at 03:12 JST 06 Sep 2018
Magnitude: 6.7
JMA Seismic Intensity: UPPER 6 (Scale 1 – 7)
Location: 42.7N, 142.0E; 40km depth 6.7
Occurred at :  03:08 JST on  06 Sep 2018
Region Name: Iburi-chiho Chutobu