Earthquake details

Thursday, December 11, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, December 11, 1980 at 01:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 924.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.526 and latitude 26.532.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 471.0 km
Coordinates 26.532, 140.526
UTC time 1980-12-11 01:57:45.400
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-11

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