Earthquake details

Sunday, January 15, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 15, 1995 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 160.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.543 and latitude 40.690.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 30.1 km
Coordinates 40.690, 143.543
UTC time 1995-01-15 04:45:12.690
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-01-15

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