Earthquake details

Sunday, January 3, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 3, 1971 at 13:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 168.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.511 and latitude 41.424.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 22.7 km
Coordinates 41.424, 143.511
UTC time 1971-01-03 13:51:30.950
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-03

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