Earthquake details

Monday, March 23, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 23, 1970 at 00:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kita-Akita (Japan - JP), about 7.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.312 and latitude 40.212.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 143.4 km
Coordinates 40.212, 140.312
UTC time 1970-03-23 00:20:55.560
Location Ōdate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-23

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