Earthquake details

Monday, July 31, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 31, 1989 at 12:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 256.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.801 and latitude 40.372.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 6.2 km
Coordinates 40.372, 144.801
UTC time 1989-07-31 12:56:45.290
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-07-31

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