Earthquake details

Thursday, August 26, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 26, 1971 at 06:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 200.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.873 and latitude 41.024.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 38.9 km
Coordinates 41.024, 143.873
UTC time 1971-08-26 06:25:30.500
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-26

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