Earthquake details

Thursday, March 4, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 4, 1971 at 07:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 164.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.554 and latitude 40.780.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 31.8 km
Coordinates 40.780, 143.554
UTC time 1971-03-04 07:48:40.620
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-04

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