Earthquake details

Thursday, December 29, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 29, 1994 at 22:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 100.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.921 and latitude 40.400.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 40.400, 142.921
UTC time 1994-12-29 22:33:24.530
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-29

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