Earthquake details

Sunday, July 6, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, July 6, 1997 at 20:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 229.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.662 and latitude 33.451.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 33.451, 141.662
UTC time 1997-07-06 20:13:25.190
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-07-06

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