Earthquake details

Saturday, March 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, March 20, 1993 at 11:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 859.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.057 and latitude 27.041.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 276.6 km
Coordinates 27.041, 140.057
UTC time 1993-03-20 11:02:20.440
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-20

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