Earthquake details

Sunday, September 22, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, September 22, 1996 at 02:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 126.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.627 and latitude 34.040.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 54.9 km
Coordinates 34.040, 140.627
UTC time 1996-09-22 02:29:07.690
Location Yokohama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-22

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