Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 18, 1996 at 03:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 311.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.420 and latitude 32.501.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 32.501, 141.420
UTC time 1996-09-18 03:25:46.110
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-18

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