Earthquake details

Saturday, September 23, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 23, 1989 at 22:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 234.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.705 and latitude 32.993.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 73.3 km
Coordinates 32.993, 140.705
UTC time 1989-09-23 22:37:46.760
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-23

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