Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, February 6, 1973 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 143.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.690 and latitude 27.874.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 81.0 km
Coordinates 27.874, 127.690
UTC time 1973-02-06 05:30:02.000
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-06

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