Earthquake details

Thursday, May 3, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 3, 1990 at 07:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Inada (Japan - JP), about 0.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.510 and latitude 36.439.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 64.2 km
Coordinates 36.439, 140.510
UTC time 1990-05-03 07:45:43.020
Location Mito
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-03

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