Earthquake details

Thursday, October 5, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 5, 1989 at 08:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yomitan (Japan - JP), about 177.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.318 and latitude 27.360.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 199.5 km
Coordinates 27.360, 126.318
UTC time 1989-10-05 08:11:47.100
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-05

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