Earthquake details

Sunday, October 29, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 29, 1989 at 23:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.198 and latitude 39.832.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.832, 143.198
UTC time 1989-10-29 23:18:04.500
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-29

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