Earthquake details

Saturday, August 10, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 10, 1996 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shinjō (Japan - JP), about 31.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.628 and latitude 38.880.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 38.880, 140.628
UTC time 1996-08-10 23:10:45.720
Location Ōsaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-10

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