Earthquake details

Friday, January 8, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, January 8, 1982 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 72.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.553 and latitude 26.115.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.115, 128.553
UTC time 1982-01-08 22:18:01.910
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-08

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