Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 5, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 5, 1993 at 18:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ōfunato (Japan - JP), about 4.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.678 and latitude 39.097.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 99.8 km
Coordinates 39.097, 141.678
UTC time 1993-05-05 18:21:31.730
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-05-05

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