Earthquake details

Sunday, January 9, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 9, 1983 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mobara (Japan - JP), about 8.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.212 and latitude 35.463.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 80.9 km
Coordinates 35.463, 140.212
UTC time 1983-01-09 18:36:46.860
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-09

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