Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 20, 1996 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 118.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.132 and latitude 34.350.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 34.350, 141.132
UTC time 1996-11-20 02:27:47.980
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1996-11-20

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