Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 4, 1997 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 9.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.038 and latitude 34.892.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.892, 139.038
UTC time 1997-03-04 03:51:25.810
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-04

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