Earthquake details

Saturday, May 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 28, 1983 at 16:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 86.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.014 and latitude 40.126.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 19.1 km
Coordinates 40.126, 139.014
UTC time 1983-05-28 16:10:41.070
Location Noshiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-28

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