Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 6, 1988 at 16:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 142.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.122 and latitude 41.712.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 39.6 km
Coordinates 41.712, 144.122
UTC time 1988-07-06 16:31:32.680
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-06

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