Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 9, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 9, 1992 at 05:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 135.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.510 and latitude 39.821.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 30.4 km
Coordinates 39.821, 143.510
UTC time 1992-12-09 05:12:43.800
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-12-09

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