Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ichihara (Japan - JP), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.080 and latitude 35.460.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 74.0 km
Coordinates 35.460, 140.080
UTC time 1980-09-24 17:59:48.700
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-09-24

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