Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, October 8, 1983 at 07:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dongning (China - CN), about 34.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.741 and latitude 44.229.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	557.9 km
Coordinates	44.229, 130.741
UTC time	1983-10-08 07:45:26.680

Location	Dongning
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1983-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dongning	34.2 km
Muling	78.6 km
Mudanjiang	95.5 km
Chaihe	103.0 km
Ussuriysk	107.5 km
Hengshan	109.7 km
Hailin	114.4 km
Jidong	118.1 km
Jixi	119.8 km
Linkou	122.3 km
Didao	124.7 km
Chengzihe	125.0 km

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