Earthquake details

Thursday, July 9, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 9, 1970 at 08:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 241.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.509 and latitude 43.737.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 30.9 km
Coordinates 43.737, 148.509
UTC time 1970-07-09 08:11:08.610
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-09

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