Earthquake details

Thursday, May 26, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 26, 1983 at 02:59 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 83.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.102 and latitude 40.462.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 23.7 km
Coordinates 40.462, 139.102
UTC time 1983-05-26 02:59:59.600
Location Noshiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1983-05-26

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