Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 1, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, July 1, 1981 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 689.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.552 and latitude 29.224.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 122.5 km
Coordinates 29.224, 142.552
UTC time 1981-07-01 18:01:51.940
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-07-01

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