Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 12, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 12, 1988 at 03:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 255.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.604 and latitude 43.997.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 65.5 km
Coordinates 43.997, 148.604
UTC time 1988-10-12 03:27:00.640
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-12

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