Earthquake details

Thursday, December 11, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 11, 1980 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hyūga (Japan - JP), about 9.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.746 and latitude 32.418.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates 32.418, 131.746
UTC time 1980-12-11 23:10:02.000
Location Nobeoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-11

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