Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 14, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 14, 1970 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 205.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.109 and latitude 43.299.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 31.4 km
Coordinates 43.299, 148.109
UTC time 1970-10-14 16:00:34.070
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-14

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