Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 21, 1986 at 06:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 232.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.397 and latitude 43.734.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 39.8 km
Coordinates 43.734, 148.397
UTC time 1986-05-21 06:16:16.490
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-05-21

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