Earthquake details

Thursday, June 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 22, 1972 at 06:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyazaki (Japan - JP), about 50.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.909 and latitude 31.753.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 36.3 km
Coordinates 31.753, 131.909
UTC time 1972-06-22 06:08:54.070
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-06-22

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