Earthquake details

Friday, December 30, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 30, 1988 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 83.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.874 and latitude 34.084.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.5 km
Coordinates	34.084, 138.874
UTC time	1988-12-30 05:08:07.690

Location	Kikugawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	83.1 km
Sumiyoshi	93.7 km
Kikugawa	97.7 km
Izu	99.0 km
Maruobara	99.1 km
Itō	100.1 km
Yaizu	101.1 km
Shimada	103.3 km
Fujieda	103.4 km
Izunokuni	106.6 km
Kakegawa	109.4 km
Shizuoka	109.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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