Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 4, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 4, 1996 at 18:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 374.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.931 and latitude 31.555.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 31.555, 139.931
UTC time 1996-09-04 18:16:01.960
Location Fujieda
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-04

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