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Sunday, October 30, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 30, 1983 at 16:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kurayoshi (Japan - JP), about 8.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.899 and latitude 35.464.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.9 km
Coordinates	35.464, 133.899
UTC time	1983-10-30 16:51:57.060

Location	Kurayoshi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kurayoshi	8.2 km
Tottori-shi	30.6 km
Maniwa	43.0 km
Tsuyama	46.7 km
Yonago	51.4 km
Yasugichō	59.8 km
Sakaiminato	61.1 km
Niimi	66.4 km
Akaiwa	73.7 km
Matsue	77.0 km
Takahashi	80.0 km
Shisō	80.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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