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1983 Sea of Japan earthquake

1983 CE · Japan, Asia · Disaster

1983 Sea of Japan earthquake
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The 1983 Sea of Japan 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.

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