Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 7, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 7, 1980 at 12:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 208.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.668 and latitude 33.235.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 58.0 km
Coordinates 33.235, 140.668
UTC time 1980-05-07 12:31:59.400
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-05-07

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