Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 28, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 28, 1994 at 20:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 164.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.789 and latitude 40.044.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 27.2 km
Coordinates 40.044, 143.789
UTC time 1994-12-28 20:23:14.350
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-28

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