Earthquake details

Saturday, November 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, November 4, 1989 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 126.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.336 and latitude 39.300.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 21.1 km
Coordinates 39.300, 143.336
UTC time 1989-11-04 21:56:42.610
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-04

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