Earthquake details

Thursday, September 3, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, September 3, 1998 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Morioka (Japan - JP), about 33.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.760 and latitude 39.716.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 38.1 km
Coordinates 39.716, 140.760
UTC time 1998-09-03 07:58:21.100
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-03

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