Earthquake details

Monday, December 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 4, 1972 at 14:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 219.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.056 and latitude 33.273.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates 33.273, 141.056
UTC time 1972-12-04 14:50:57.520
Location Yokohama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-04

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