Earthquake details

Saturday, February 23, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, February 23, 1980 at 05:51 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 98.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.753 and latitude 43.530.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates 43.530, 146.753
UTC time 1980-02-23 05:51:03.200
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1980-02-23

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