Earthquake details

Monday, October 20, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 20, 1980 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 217.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.379 and latitude 33.075.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 81.0 km
Coordinates 33.075, 140.379
UTC time 1980-10-20 03:29:21.300
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-20

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