Earthquake details

Monday, December 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 4, 1972 at 10:16 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 207.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.854 and latitude 33.313.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 25.9 km
Coordinates 33.313, 140.854
UTC time 1972-12-04 10:16:09.170
Location Yokohama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1972-12-04

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