Earthquake details

Sunday, May 29, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 29, 1983 at 22:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 77.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.367 and latitude 40.696.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 36.4 km
Coordinates 40.696, 139.367
UTC time 1983-05-29 22:01:49.880
Location Hirosaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-29

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