Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 1, 1989 at 18:25 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 73.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.760 and latitude 39.837.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 28.6 km
Coordinates 39.837, 142.760
UTC time 1989-11-01 18:25:34.940
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1989-11-01

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