* 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.