Earthquake details

Saturday, October 11, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 11, 1997 at 19:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 120.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.833 and latitude 41.947.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 41.947, 144.833
UTC time 1997-10-11 19:39:44.530
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-11

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