Earthquake details

Thursday, July 9, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 9, 1970 at 11:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 237.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.434 and latitude 43.827.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 28.6 km
Coordinates 43.827, 148.434
UTC time 1970-07-09 11:24:39.140
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-09

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