Earthquake details

Saturday, May 4, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, May 4, 1991 at 14:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 848.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.074 and latitude 27.148.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 430.7 km
Coordinates 27.148, 140.074
UTC time 1991-05-04 14:31:29.960
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-04

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