Earthquake details

Thursday, January 5, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 5, 1995 at 09:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 127.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.366 and latitude 39.319.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 32.3 km
Coordinates 39.319, 143.366
UTC time 1995-01-05 09:18:43.160
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-01-05

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