Earthquake details

Friday, October 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 6, 1989 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 225.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.024 and latitude 44.304.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.304, 148.024
UTC time 1989-10-06 23:07:12.590
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-06

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