Earthquake details

Saturday, May 9, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 9, 1987 at 03:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kinokawa (Japan - JP), about 12.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.431 and latitude 34.156.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.156, 135.431
UTC time 1987-05-09 03:54:32.270
Location Hashimoto
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-09

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