Earthquake details

Friday, October 8, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 8, 1993 at 13:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Date (Japan - JP), about 124.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.362 and latitude 42.588.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 24.3 km
Coordinates 42.588, 139.362
UTC time 1993-10-08 13:57:54.190
Location Sapporo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-10-08

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