Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 1, 1989 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 291.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.120 and latitude 43.845.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 56.6 km
Coordinates 43.845, 149.120
UTC time 1989-03-01 17:21:11.070
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-01

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