Earthquake details

Thursday, January 6, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 6, 1983 at 12:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 245.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.120 and latitude 44.543.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 65.7 km
Coordinates 44.543, 148.120
UTC time 1983-01-06 12:29:48.660
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-06

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