Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 23, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 23, 1989 at 06:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 113.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.763 and latitude 27.374.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 8.4 km
Coordinates 27.374, 129.763
UTC time 1989-08-23 06:28:09.400
Location Nago
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-23

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