Earthquake details

Sunday, February 14, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Sunday, February 14, 1982 at 14:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sinwŏn-ŭp (North Korea - KP), about 7.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.684 and latitude 38.269.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.0 km
Coordinates	38.269, 125.684
UTC time	1982-02-14 14:37:33.940

Location	Sinch’ŏn-ŭp
Country	North Korea (KP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-02-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sinwŏn-ŭp	7.8 km
Chaeryŏng-ŭp	15.7 km
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp	19.8 km
Haeju	25.6 km
Sariwŏn-si	27.2 km
Samch’ŏn	32.9 km
T’aet’an-ŭp	39.3 km
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp	39.9 km
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp	40.0 km
Kangnyŏng	43.0 km
Hwangju-ŭp	45.4 km
Ongjin	46.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Pyongyang North Korea · 1992-11-11 23:02 UTC	73.3 km
M 4.1 Sariwŏn-si North Korea · 1989-05-22 05:59 UTC	43.0 km
M 4.8 Sariwŏn-si North Korea · 1988-10-15 08:26 UTC	40.8 km
M 5.6 Namp’o North Korea · 1952-04-23 15:56 UTC	37.3 km
M 6.3 Pyongyang North Korea · 1952-03-19 09:04 UTC	68.3 km

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