Earthquake details

Thursday, May 21, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, May 21, 1992 at 20:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 474.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.738 and latitude 31.025.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 13.7 km
Coordinates 31.025, 141.738
UTC time 1992-05-21 20:40:10.330
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-05-21

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