Earthquake details

Friday, August 12, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 12, 1988 at 05:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 7.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.804 and latitude 35.021.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 70.4 km
Coordinates 35.021, 139.804
UTC time 1988-08-12 05:14:54.140
Location Kurihama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-12

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