Earthquake details

Friday, February 9, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Friday, February 9, 1990 at 22:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 872.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.315 and latitude 26.972.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 436.4 km
Coordinates 26.972, 140.315
UTC time 1990-02-09 22:30:23.520
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-02-09

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