Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 4, 1990 at 23:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 253.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.821 and latitude 32.381.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 247.7 km
Coordinates 32.381, 138.821
UTC time 1990-01-04 23:25:57.190
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-01-04

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