Earthquake details

Thursday, August 6, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 6, 1970 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 325.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.313 and latitude 31.825.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 27.2 km
Coordinates 31.825, 139.313
UTC time 1970-08-06 02:37:51.620
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-06

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