Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 22, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 22, 1989 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 234.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.992 and latitude 32.462.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 340.9 km
Coordinates 32.462, 137.992
UTC time 1989-02-22 06:42:45.380
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-22

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