Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 27, 1983 at 04:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 101.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.097 and latitude 40.778.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 40.778, 139.097
UTC time 1983-05-27 04:16:52.200
Location Akita
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-27

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