Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: usp0001vs1

Location

101 km E of Iwaki, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

May 29, 1983

5:26 AM Z

Depth

27.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

36.9020, 142.0030

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

101 km E of Iwaki, Japan

Coordinates: 36.9020°, 142.0030° Depth: 27.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 29, 1983 at 5:26 AM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:33 AM