Earthquake details

Thursday, April 9, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 9, 1970 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 353.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.240 and latitude 45.106.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates 45.106, 149.240
UTC time 1970-04-09 00:00:17.270
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-09

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