Earthquake details

Thursday, January 16, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, January 16, 1986 at 14:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 768.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.884 and latitude 28.076.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 28.076, 140.884
UTC time 1986-01-16 14:28:16.170
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-16

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