Earthquake details

Thursday, August 12, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 12, 1982 at 04:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miura (Japan - JP), about 29.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.484 and latitude 34.899.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 34.4 km
Coordinates 34.899, 139.484
UTC time 1982-08-12 04:33:00.180
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-12

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