Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 4, 1970 at 12:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 334.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.350 and latitude 31.746.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 31.746, 139.350
UTC time 1970-08-04 12:41:41.840
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-04

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