Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 15, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 15, 1998 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tendō (Japan - JP), about 12.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.508 and latitude 38.346.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.4 km
Coordinates	38.346, 140.508
UTC time	1998-09-15 07:24:06.540

Location	Yamagata
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tendō	12.1 km
Higashine	14.0 km
Yamagata	17.6 km
Sagae	20.8 km
Kaminoyama	29.6 km
Murata	31.6 km
Sendai	32.6 km
Tomiya	33.4 km
Natori-shi	38.4 km
Shiroishi	39.3 km
Iwanuma	40.8 km
Rifu	41.0 km

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