Earthquake details

Monday, January 6, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, January 6, 1992 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 132.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.643 and latitude 33.459.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.8 km
Coordinates	33.459, 138.643
UTC time	1992-01-06 20:44:12.460

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	132.8 km
Kikugawa	146.6 km
Sumiyoshi	148.2 km
Maruobara	149.8 km
Iwata	156.3 km
Kakegawa	156.6 km
Shimada	157.0 km
Fukuroi	158.5 km
Yaizu	159.7 km
Fujieda	160.5 km
Hamamatsu	161.6 km
Hamakita	169.0 km

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