Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 27, 1992 at 04:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bandō (Japan - JP), about 6.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.815 and latitude 36.116.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 63.1 km
Coordinates 36.116, 139.815
UTC time 1992-08-27 04:09:49.380
Location Kasukabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-08-27

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