Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 3, 1991 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yawatahama (Japan - JP), about 12.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.308 and latitude 33.491.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 62.5 km
Coordinates 33.491, 132.308
UTC time 1991-01-03 18:36:57.610
Location Ōzu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-03

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