Earthquake details

Thursday, March 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 2, 1972 at 20:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 199.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.029 and latitude 33.475.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 58.2 km
Coordinates 33.475, 141.029
UTC time 1972-03-02 20:10:09.710
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-03-02

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