Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 14, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 14, 1973 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kesennuma (Japan - JP), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.469 and latitude 39.026.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates 39.026, 141.469
UTC time 1973-02-14 21:45:42.400
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-14

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