Earthquake details

Thursday, May 17, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 17, 1973 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 217.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.671 and latitude 33.144.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 62.0 km
Coordinates 33.144, 140.671
UTC time 1973-05-17 15:44:19.500
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-05-17

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