Earthquake details

Saturday, November 17, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, November 17, 1984 at 18:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 719.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.919 and latitude 28.299.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 450.2 km
Coordinates 28.299, 139.919
UTC time 1984-11-17 18:27:11.910
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-11-17

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