Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 8, 1988 at 22:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 164.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.031 and latitude 33.284.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 202.1 km
Coordinates 33.284, 139.031
UTC time 1988-10-08 22:06:26.510
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-08

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