Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 6, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 6, 1971 at 00:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 92.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.156 and latitude 42.380.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 35.6 km
Coordinates 42.380, 145.156
UTC time 1971-04-06 00:17:13.560
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-06

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