Earthquake details

Thursday, October 26, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 26, 1972 at 17:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 103.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.517 and latitude 27.416.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 47.5 km
Coordinates 27.416, 128.517
UTC time 1972-10-26 17:05:05.130
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-26

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