Earthquake details

Saturday, July 11, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 11, 1970 at 21:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.633 and latitude 28.289.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 43.8 km
Coordinates 28.289, 129.633
UTC time 1970-07-11 21:16:36.170
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-11

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