Earthquake details

Sunday, January 29, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 29, 1989 at 17:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 288.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.746 and latitude 44.558.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.1 km
Coordinates 44.558, 148.746
UTC time 1989-01-29 17:34:48.810
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-29

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