Earthquake details

Friday, June 4, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, June 4, 1971 at 15:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 99.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.587 and latitude 28.796.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	160.4 km
Coordinates	28.796, 128.587
UTC time	1971-06-04 15:14:14.660

Location	Naze
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-06-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	99.8 km
Amami	100.2 km
Nago	249.9 km
Uruma	278.8 km
Yomitan	279.2 km
Gushikawa	280.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	283.1 km
Okinawa	284.6 km
Ginowan	293.5 km
Urasoe	294.8 km
Nishihara	295.0 km
Naha	301.2 km

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