Earthquake details

Thursday, March 17, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 17, 1983 at 19:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamiiso (Japan - JP), about 0.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.650 and latitude 41.817.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 134.4 km
Coordinates 41.817, 140.650
UTC time 1983-03-17 19:59:28.830
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-17

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