Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 1, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 1, 1970 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 18.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.944 and latitude 39.817.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates 39.817, 141.944
UTC time 1970-04-01 14:23:24.590
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-01

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