Earthquake details

Thursday, July 16, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 16, 1992 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 115.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.225 and latitude 39.354.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 31.2 km
Coordinates 39.354, 143.225
UTC time 1992-07-16 00:00:41.140
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-07-16

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