Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 2, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 2, 1997 at 00:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 113.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.566 and latitude 41.250.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 54.8 km
Coordinates 41.250, 142.566
UTC time 1997-09-02 00:19:48.070
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-09-02

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