Earthquake details

Saturday, August 14, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 14, 1993 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uwa (Japan - JP), about 9.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.408 and latitude 33.365.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 41.3 km
Coordinates 33.365, 132.408
UTC time 1993-08-14 01:29:17.620
Location Uwajima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-14

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