Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.6
ID: usp0001p79
Location
79 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
Country:
Japan
Date & Time
Aug 23, 1982
4:40 PM Z
Depth
36.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
36.3540, 141.4840
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
79 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
Coordinates: 36.3540°, 141.4840° • Depth: 36.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- August 23, 1982 at 4:40 PM
- Last Updated
- April 28, 2022 at 12:30 AM
- Timeline
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