Earthquake details

Monday, August 6, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, August 6, 1984 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Unzen (Japan - JP), about 11.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.134 and latitude 32.740.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 32.740, 130.134
UTC time 1984-08-06 08:30:06.480
Location Nagasaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-06

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