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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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	116.1 km
Kikugawa	130.3 km
Sumiyoshi	131.0 km
Maruobara	133.2 km
Shimada	140.0 km
Kakegawa	140.7 km
Iwata	141.7 km
Yaizu	142.0 km
Fujieda	143.0 km
Fukuroi	143.3 km
Hamamatsu	147.8 km
Izu	151.6 km

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