Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 6, 1988 at 16:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 140.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.170 and latitude 41.722.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.9 km
Coordinates 41.722, 144.170
UTC time 1988-07-06 16:55:21.090
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-06

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