Earthquake details

Thursday, July 27, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 27, 1972 at 16:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 278.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.499 and latitude 25.494.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.494, 130.499
UTC time 1972-07-27 16:41:28.850
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-07-27

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