Earthquake details

Saturday, December 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, December 3, 1988 at 03:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 803.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.059 and latitude 27.800.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 106.8 km
Coordinates 27.800, 141.059
UTC time 1988-12-03 03:13:45.730
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-03

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