Earthquake details

Thursday, January 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 7, 1982 at 20:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kita-Akita (Japan - JP), about 11.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.325 and latitude 40.115.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 46.5 km
Coordinates 40.115, 140.325
UTC time 1982-01-07 20:37:57.960
Location Kita-Akita
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-07

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