Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 21, 1997 at 23:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 76.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.129 and latitude 34.277.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 20.3 km
Coordinates 34.277, 139.129
UTC time 1997-05-21 23:11:25.920
Location Numazu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-21

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