Earthquake details

Saturday, August 28, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 28, 1971 at 15:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 124.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.764 and latitude 28.294.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 22.4 km
Coordinates 28.294, 130.764
UTC time 1971-08-28 15:57:47.860
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-28

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