Earthquake details

Saturday, January 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 6, 1996 at 10:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 140.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.013 and latitude 27.198.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 27.198, 130.013
UTC time 1996-01-06 10:43:16.200
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-06

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