Earthquake details

Thursday, October 8, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 8, 1987 at 02:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Takikawa (Japan - JP), about 25.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.174 and latitude 43.431.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 182.0 km
Coordinates 43.431, 142.174
UTC time 1987-10-08 02:30:42.780
Location Asahikawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-08

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