Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 9, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 9, 1997 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 222.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.419 and latitude 33.037.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 67.0 km
Coordinates 33.037, 140.419
UTC time 1997-04-09 03:50:30.200
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-09

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