Earthquake details

Thursday, November 28, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 28, 1996 at 07:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 52.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.116 and latitude 34.557.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 66.6 km
Coordinates 34.557, 140.116
UTC time 1996-11-28 07:40:43.470
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-28

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