Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 20, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 20, 1997 at 04:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 123.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.973 and latitude 33.880.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 101.5 km
Coordinates 33.880, 139.973
UTC time 1997-05-20 04:20:50.440
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-20

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