Earthquake details

Saturday, October 3, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 3, 1981 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 103.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.644 and latitude 43.839.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 75.0 km
Coordinates 43.839, 146.644
UTC time 1981-10-03 07:21:48.170
Location Abashiri
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-03

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