Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 6, 1989 at 08:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 328.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.532 and latitude 32.382.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 32.382, 141.532
UTC time 1989-12-06 08:41:07.800
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-06

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