Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 30, 1996 at 09:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hokuto (Japan - JP), about 160.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.708 and latitude 41.719.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 222.4 km
Coordinates 41.719, 138.708
UTC time 1996-10-30 09:09:41.390
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-30

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