Earthquake details

Sunday, January 28, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 28, 1973 at 17:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hakodate (Japan - JP), about 31.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.106 and latitude 41.848.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 93.0 km
Coordinates 41.848, 141.106
UTC time 1973-01-28 17:01:46.300
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-28

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