Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 1, 1989 at 13:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 294.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.162 and latitude 43.820.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 43.2 km
Coordinates 43.820, 149.162
UTC time 1989-03-01 13:08:19.720
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-01

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