Earthquake details

Saturday, October 5, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 5, 1996 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kakegawa (Japan - JP), about 16.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.043 and latitude 34.911.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 47.7 km
Coordinates 34.911, 138.043
UTC time 1996-10-05 00:51:15.870
Location Fujieda
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-05

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