Earthquake details

Saturday, August 19, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 19, 1972 at 23:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 236.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.450 and latitude 43.751.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 43.751, 148.450
UTC time 1972-08-19 23:20:49.090
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-19

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