Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 21, 1995 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 89.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.543 and latitude 40.733.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 54.5 km
Coordinates 40.733, 142.543
UTC time 1995-12-21 11:38:03.360
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-12-21

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