- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 20, 1998 CE
- Location:
- Bonin Islands, Japan region
- Magnitude:
- 7.1 Mwb
- Depth:
- 440.5 km
Other earthquake records of 1998 CE
- Afghanistan, Badakhshan, Takhar · Mw 6.6 · 4,700 deaths
- Afghanistan, Rostaq, Tajikistan: Dushanbe · Mw 5.9 · 2,323 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Sissano · Mw 7 · 1,636 deaths
- Turkey, Adana, Ceyhan · Mw 6.3 · 145 deaths
- Bolivia, Central: Aiquile, Totora · Mw 6.6 · 105 deaths
- China, Northeastern: Shangyi-Zhangbei, Hebei · Mw 5.7 · 70 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.1 - Bonin Islands, Japan region (1998 CE) happen?
- August 20, 1998 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.