Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 6, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 192.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.340 and latitude 32.877.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	288.0 km
Coordinates	32.877, 138.340
UTC time	1981-01-06 15:35:27.000

Location	Omaezaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	192.0 km
Kikugawa	204.3 km
Iwata	207.9 km
Maruobara	208.1 km
Sumiyoshi	208.7 km
Hamamatsu	210.6 km
Fukuroi	212.1 km
Kakegawa	212.5 km
Shima	214.0 km
Shimada	216.4 km
Kosai	216.6 km
Hamakita	220.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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