Earthquake details

Thursday, May 26, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 26, 1983 at 03:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 89.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.223 and latitude 40.733.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 40.733, 139.223
UTC time 1983-05-26 03:32:36.320
Location Noshiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-26

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