Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 29, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, February 29, 1972 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 195.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.890 and latitude 33.446.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 46.4 km
Coordinates 33.446, 140.890
UTC time 1972-02-29 09:23:00.670
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1972-02-29

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