Earthquake details

Friday, August 10, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 10, 1973 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 162.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.444 and latitude 34.045.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates 34.045, 141.444
UTC time 1973-08-10 00:08:05.800
Location Mobara
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-10

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