Earthquake details

Thursday, January 24, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 24, 1991 at 21:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 182.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.412 and latitude 33.821.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 66.2 km
Coordinates 33.821, 141.412
UTC time 1991-01-24 21:36:27.020
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-24

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