Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 3, 1982 at 20:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kaga (Japan - JP), about 92.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.556 and latitude 36.849.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 334.2 km
Coordinates 36.849, 135.556
UTC time 1982-02-03 20:42:44.280
Location Kanazawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-02-03

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