city 1992

Minamata earthquakes in 1992

Earthquake archive for Minamata in 1992: 4 recorded events with dates, magnitudes, depths and epicenter details.

All periods 1991 1993

Overview

Period at a glance

Recorded earthquakes

4.8

Strongest magnitude

4.6

Average magnitude

78.4 km

Average depth

Strongest event

4.8

30 Jan 1992

Sendai, Japan

Depth

14.5 km

UTC

01:51:29

Coordinates

31.600, 129.919

Analysis of the recorded activity

During 1992, 4 earthquakes were recorded near Minamata. Magnitudes ranged from 4.5 to 4.8, with an average of 4.6; depths ranged from 14.5 to 130.0 km, averaging 78.4 km. Activity extended from Thursday, January 30, 1992 to Saturday, October 24, 1992 UTC.

Only 4 earthquakes in the current catalogue match this period and location.

Event list

All earthquakes

Mag

Location

Details

4.8 14.5 km

Sendai, Japan

30 Jan 1992 01:51:29 UTC

4.6 94.8 km

Kaseda-shirakame, Japan

24 Oct 1992 12:54:21 UTC

4.6 130.0 km

Kagoshima, Japan

01 Aug 1992 09:00:38 UTC

4.5 74.1 km

Miyazaki, Japan

16 Aug 1992 02:29:10 UTC