Earthquake details

Friday, October 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 28, 1983 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shimo-tsuma (Japan - JP), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.897 and latitude 36.181.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 70.8 km
Coordinates 36.181, 139.897
UTC time 1983-10-28 01:50:32.420
Location Tsukuba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-28

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