Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 5, 1981 at 23:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 150.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.126 and latitude 41.638.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 41.638, 144.126
UTC time 1981-11-05 23:03:05.780
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-05

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