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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	325.1 km
Kikugawa	339.1 km
Sumiyoshi	340.3 km
Maruobara	342.2 km
Iwata	347.8 km
Kakegawa	349.0 km
Shimada	349.2 km
Itō	350.4 km
Fukuroi	350.6 km
Yaizu	351.2 km
Izu	351.9 km
Hamamatsu	352.2 km

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