Earthquake details

Sunday, January 3, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 3, 1971 at 10:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 116.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.680 and latitude 33.628.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 33.628, 138.680
UTC time 1971-01-03 10:11:42.150
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-03

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