Earthquake details

Thursday, March 2, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 2, 1989 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 287.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.021 and latitude 44.014.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.014, 149.021
UTC time 1989-03-02 22:18:03.050
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-02

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