Earthquake details

Thursday, August 23, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 23, 1984 at 08:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyazaki (Japan - JP), about 26.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.692 and latitude 31.879.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 51.2 km
Coordinates 31.879, 131.692
UTC time 1984-08-23 08:58:20.560
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-23

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