Earthquake details

Monday, August 2, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, August 2, 1971 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 168.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.432 and latitude 41.413.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 41.413, 143.432
UTC time 1971-08-02 07:24:58.070
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1971-08-02

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