Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 5, 1989 at 23:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 214.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.794 and latitude 33.221.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 55.9 km
Coordinates 33.221, 140.794
UTC time 1989-08-05 23:30:31.920
Location Yokohama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-05

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