Earthquake details

Monday, January 4, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, January 4, 1971 at 21:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tahara (Japan - JP), about 22.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.116 and latitude 34.507.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.7 km
Coordinates	34.507, 137.116
UTC time	1971-01-04 21:08:54.880

Location	Tahara
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tahara	22.7 km
Shima	32.4 km
Gamagōri	37.9 km
Toyohashi	37.9 km
Ise	38.3 km
Nishio	40.5 km
Kōta	41.3 km
Taketoyo	42.3 km
Kosai	43.0 km
Toyokawa	43.2 km
Hekinan	43.6 km
Handa	45.1 km

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