Earthquake details

Thursday, October 9, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 9, 1997 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 94.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.441 and latitude 42.131.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 42.131, 144.441
UTC time 1997-10-09 03:29:10.700
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-09

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