Earthquake details

Thursday, October 27, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 27, 1983 at 03:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 391.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.512 and latitude 31.743.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 31.743, 141.512
UTC time 1983-10-27 03:15:48.490
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-27

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