Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 7, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 7, 1984 at 16:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 74.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.228 and latitude 40.485.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 40.485, 139.228
UTC time 1984-03-07 16:42:44.540
Location Noshiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-07

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