Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 30, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 30, 1997 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 388.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.597 and latitude 31.806.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.806, 141.597
UTC time 1997-09-30 20:22:21.290
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-09-30

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