1983 Sea Of Japan Earthquake
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| Areas affected | Japan |
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| Aomori Prefecture | |
| Akita Prefecture | |
| Max. intensity | Shindo |
| Magnitude | 7. 8 Mw |
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| ID | 1398378 |
About 1983 Sea Of Japan Earthquake
The 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake or 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu earthquake occurred on May 26, 1983 at 11:59:57 local time. It had a magnitude of 7. 8 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the Sea of Japan, about 100 km west of the coast of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture, Japan.