Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 11, 1971 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 261.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.980 and latitude 32.189.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 384.7 km
Coordinates 32.189, 137.980
UTC time 1971-08-11 13:14:17.160
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-11

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