Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 1, 1989 at 20:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 76.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.714 and latitude 39.998.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 57.1 km
Coordinates 39.998, 142.714
UTC time 1989-11-01 20:20:02.780
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-01

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