Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 4, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 4, 1973 at 23:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 178.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.777 and latitude 43.258.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.258, 147.777
UTC time 1973-04-04 23:56:43.400
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-04

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