Earthquake details

Thursday, May 19, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 19, 1983 at 09:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 58.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.056 and latitude 28.190.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 41.5 km
Coordinates 28.190, 130.056
UTC time 1983-05-19 09:54:38.860
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-19

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