Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 28, 1989 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 241.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.484 and latitude 33.257.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 53.4 km
Coordinates 33.257, 141.484
UTC time 1989-01-28 07:26:55.460
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-28

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