Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 22, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 22, 1992 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Higashine (Japan - JP), about 8.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.308 and latitude 38.470.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	115.7 km
Coordinates	38.470, 140.308
UTC time	1992-01-22 01:06:55.510

Location	Tendō
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Higashine	8.8 km
Sagae	11.3 km
Tendō	14.0 km
Yamagata	26.8 km
Shinjō	32.1 km
Kaminoyama	35.3 km
Nagai	47.2 km
Nanyō	50.5 km
Tsuruoka	50.7 km
Tomiya	51.1 km
Murata	53.4 km
Sendai	53.8 km

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