Earthquake details

Thursday, March 17, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 17, 1988 at 20:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Komae (Japan - JP), about 3.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.619 and latitude 35.633.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 103.2 km
Coordinates 35.633, 139.619
UTC time 1988-03-17 20:34:29.220
Location Tokyo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-17

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