Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 31, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 31, 1996 at 19:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 332.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.372 and latitude 44.531.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 18.2 km
Coordinates 44.531, 149.372
UTC time 1996-01-31 19:21:24.970
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-31

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