Earthquake details

Saturday, March 21, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 21, 1981 at 08:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 105.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.472 and latitude 41.299.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 57.7 km
Coordinates 41.299, 142.472
UTC time 1981-03-21 08:26:15.080
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-21

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