Earthquake details

Thursday, April 16, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 16, 1970 at 01:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 142.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.707 and latitude 34.521.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 22.1 km
Coordinates 34.521, 141.707
UTC time 1970-04-16 01:55:56.170
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-16

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