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M5.2 earthquake 72 km NE of Mutsu, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 72 km NE of Mutsu, Japan on Mon, Apr 12, 1982, 3:49 PM JST (06:49 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-04-12 06:49:06 UTC
Depth
72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
41.784° N, 141.776° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.321 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16238 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.037 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16238 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.630 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16238 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.59 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16235 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.65 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16227 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.119 km SSW of Shiraoi, Japan · 16212 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.41 km N of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16209 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 5.235 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16199 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.726 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16199 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.519 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16196 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.965 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 16194 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.557 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 16188 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.539 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16240 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.977 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 16241 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.529 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16245 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.642 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16247 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.733 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16251 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 5.318 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16252 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.218 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.825 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.240 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16255 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 5.241 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 5.339 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.926 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16257 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 5.415 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16257 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 5.120 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16257 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.515 km W of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16258 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.838 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16258 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.838 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16258 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.432 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16259 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.821 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16259 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.98 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16259 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away

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