Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 31, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 31, 1983 at 23:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 82.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.387 and latitude 40.764.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 40.764, 139.387
UTC time 1983-05-31 23:19:11.240
Location Hirosaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-31

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