Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 20, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 20, 1982 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 139.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.048 and latitude 40.978.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 40.978, 143.048
UTC time 1982-10-20 05:36:06.220
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-20

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