Earthquake details

Thursday, May 8, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 8, 1980 at 08:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 72.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.250 and latitude 34.419.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 62.0 km
Coordinates 34.419, 140.250
UTC time 1980-05-08 08:03:37.600
Location Miura
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-05-08

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