Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 15, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 at 13:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 400.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.363 and latitude 31.407.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 85.0 km
Coordinates 31.407, 140.363
UTC time 1971-09-15 13:29:38.370
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-15

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