Earthquake details

Thursday, July 16, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 16, 1987 at 05:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 171.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.096 and latitude 33.059.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 310.2 km
Coordinates 33.059, 138.096
UTC time 1987-07-16 05:46:29.560
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-16

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