Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 21, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 21, 1989 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kyōtango (Japan - JP), about 156.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.453 and latitude 36.924.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 397.2 km
Coordinates 36.924, 134.453
UTC time 1989-03-21 02:00:51.870
Location Kanazawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-21

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