Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 6, 1989 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 326.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.472 and latitude 32.373.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.8 km
Coordinates 32.373, 141.472
UTC time 1989-12-06 17:09:03.130
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-06

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