Earthquake details

Thursday, November 7, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, November 7, 1996 at 10:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 844.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.513 and latitude 28.063.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 28.063, 143.513
UTC time 1996-11-07 10:03:54.060
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-07

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