5.9M South of Honshu, Japan
Posted by Joan Chesleigh-Blaine on December 05, 1999 at 16:09:38:

Japan Quake....
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The following is from the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: preliminary hypocenter for
earthquake of 1999 dec 05, SOUTH OF HONSHU, JAPAN, about 225 miles
(360 km) SSW of Hachijo-jima, Japan: latitude 29.9 degrees north
longitude 138.8 degrees east origin time 22 00 31.7 utc depth 420,
magnitude 5.9 mb.