Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 17, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 17, 1986 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 69.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.680 and latitude 26.547.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 40.8 km
Coordinates 26.547, 128.680
UTC time 1986-09-17 04:42:30.330
Location Okinawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-09-17

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