Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 851.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.538 and latitude 27.999.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 9.0 km
Coordinates 27.999, 143.538
UTC time 1996-11-06 20:00:58.850
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1996-11-06

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