Earthquake details

Friday, January 6, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, January 6, 1995 at 22:37 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 35.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.175 and latitude 40.246.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 26.9 km
Coordinates 40.246, 142.175
UTC time 1995-01-06 22:37:34.320
Location Kuji
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1995-01-06

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