Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 4, 1972 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamogawa (Japan - JP), about 200.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.168 and latitude 33.530.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 42.7 km
Coordinates 33.530, 141.168
UTC time 1972-05-04 03:50:30.550
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-04

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