Earthquake details

Thursday, September 19, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, September 19, 1996 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 310.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.434 and latitude 32.519.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 20.1 km
Coordinates 32.519, 141.434
UTC time 1996-09-19 04:45:31.020
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-19

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