Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 10, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 10, 1987 at 00:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Funaishikawa (Japan - JP), about 10.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.688 and latitude 36.474.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 80.8 km
Coordinates 36.474, 140.688
UTC time 1987-03-10 00:37:44.580
Location Hitachi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-10

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