Earthquake details

Saturday, October 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 30, 1971 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 264.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.825 and latitude 32.109.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 388.0 km
Coordinates 32.109, 137.825
UTC time 1971-10-30 14:16:24.180
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-30

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