Earthquake details

Sunday, January 6, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 6, 1991 at 17:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 248.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.876 and latitude 32.910.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 20.6 km
Coordinates 32.910, 140.876
UTC time 1991-01-06 17:15:21.000
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-06

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