* 6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.


Map: CSEM-EMSC

A super 8.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Bonin Islands in the region of Japan on May 30, 2015, at 1123 UTC, at a depth of 696 km/432 mi, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a precautionary tsunami statement on May 30, 2015, at 1133 UTC.