Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 9, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, November 9, 1971 at 12:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 105.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.463 and latitude 27.423.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 27.423, 129.463
UTC time 1971-11-09 12:32:50.760
Location Uruma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-11-09

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